http://www.stoptasers.org/node/17/feed Pittsburgh en http://www.stoptasers.org/node/25 <div class="event-nodeapi"><div class="event-start"><label>Start: </label>Jan 2 2008 - 5:00pm</div></div> <div class="event-nodeapi"><div class="event-end"><label>End: </label>Jan 2 2008 - 6:00pm</div></div> <div class="event-nodeapi"><div class="event-tz"><label>Timezone: </label>Etc/GMT</div></div> <p> The Black and White Reunion, Black Political Empowerment Project (B-PEP), NAACP Pittsburgh Branch, One HOOD, Stop Taser Abuse Today! (STAT!) and other groups are calling for a moratorium on the use of Tasers in Allegheny County. Please come out and show your support. Feel free to bring signs or props. </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/pittsburgh" class="og_links">Pittsburgh</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.stoptasers.org/node/25">read more</a></p> http://www.stoptasers.org/node/25#comments Pittsburgh Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:59:14 -0400 david 25 at http://www.stoptasers.org http://www.stoptasers.org/thomas <p><img style="float: left; padding-right: 5px" src="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/images/200808/taser_160.jpg" border="0" alt="andre thomas" title="andre thomas" width="160" height="142" />On Monday, August 4, 2008, three Swissvale Police officers subdued, tasered and killed Andre Thomas, an unarmed 37-year old crying out for help. Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala suggests he may have died of “excited delirium” - a bogus term that isn’t recognized by the American Medical Association.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/pittsburgh" class="og_links">Pittsburgh</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.stoptasers.org/thomas">read more</a></p> Pittsburgh Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:35:53 -0400 david 24 at http://www.stoptasers.org