Toss The Taser
- by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- recipient: Victims of Law Enforcement Tasering, their Families and Concerned Citizens
Victims of law enforcement tasering, their families and concerned citizens must to organize to STOP the use of TASER guns by law enforcement.
Please support this cause by SIGNING THIS PETITION.
We also encourage you to do the following:
- Contact national and your local media to bring more attention to this issue.
- Contact your local Mayor. Ask him/her to sign this petition, to discontinue taser gun usage, if being utilized, and to encourage his/her colleagues to do the same.
- Contact the SCLC Volunteer or Media Department at 404.522.1420 x 171 to become more involved.
You may also view the Petition Overview and the Petition Letter by clicking the icons on the left.
We appreciate your support!
We understand that our law enforcement place their lives on the line everyday. For that we give them honor and respect, but they must stay true their oath "To Protect and To Serve". TOSS THE TASERS!
We understand they must maintain control of the situations that they encounter, but there must be another way. TOSS THE TASERS!
Many times police who TASER and maim people, or worse TASER and kill citizens face NO DISCIPLINARY ACTION, nor a loss of pay, nor a loss of job, nor are they indicted for any crimes. So naturally, the "accidental" deaths only increases over time.
Accidental or not, lives are being lost. Families of all races, in the north, in the south, in the east and in the west, are losing loved ones to TASER guns in the hands of those to whom we trust.
Just a Couple of Facts: (NOTE: The following links will take you to another web page, please remember to return BACK to this site to sign the petition.)
The Oldest Recorded Taser Gun Victim Killed: Bud Grose, 76
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2009/09/03/2009-09-03_man_t.html
The Youngest Recorded Taser Gun Victim Killed: Brett Elder, 15
http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/local&id=6807320
Just a Couple of the Taser Deaths Within The Last Few Days:
West Coast: SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Oct. 18) 19 Year Old Killed, No Name Released -
http://www.thesunnews.com/253/story/1122219.html
East Coast: PENSACOLA, Fl. (Oct. 3) 17 Year Old, Victor Steen - http://sclcnational.org/net/content/default.aspx?s=0.0.12.2607&s=0.0.0.2607
When will it end?!
Say NO to Untimely Deaths. Say NO to more "Accidental Deaths". Say NO to Thousands of Deaths in the USA alone. Say No to Cruel and Usual Punishment. Say NO to TASER GUNS.
Please support this petition as we require our law enforcement to TOSS THE TASERS!
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