Next, you state that Amnesty has cited 500 plus deaths. However if you read the report, Amnesty is on record stating 60 of the 500+ deaths are cited as causal, contributory or
“weren’t ruled out” — a far cry from 500+ (read Amnesty’s reports) as that doesn’t mention that the remaining cases were not caused or contributed by TASER device. How about you come clean AFTER you read the full report in Amnesty’s own words?

Your closing asks for Jordan Begley’s tragic death to lead to accountability, responsibility and a comprehensive, independent review of the deaths of those who have died. We’ll gladly take that as will British police any day. But you need to accept the answers. What if
something else is the cause of death? Will the cry for blaming TASER devices end their? I doubt it as you clearly won’t accept the so called “routine referral to the IPCC” as you call this an insignificant response.

How about coming clean in that you are incorrect about saying that since a human rights organisation conducted research suggests that US government data on deaths following shooting with stun guns is also the subject of secrecy as it is in the UK. Secrecy, really? Have you used PubMed to look up all the peer reviewed studies on TASER technology? Have you looked at the studies by the Home Office and DOMILL?

But more to the point there’s an independent five-year study by the U.S. Department of Justice that is published to the public – please look it up as it’s called, “Study of Deaths Following Electro Muscular Disruption” or look up the “Final Findings From the Expert Panel on the Safety of Conducted Energy Devices.” You might even be surprised that TASER devices are the MOST studied less-lethal tool on an officers belt.

The point is that while our technology isn’t risk free it does save lives – more than 110,000 to date. With 107 countries using our technology it’s not an unknown as there are now more than 1.93 million field uses as well as 1.4 million voluntary exposures.

To infer there are unknown secrets behind TASER is dirty pool. Perhaps you should come clean.