What happened afterward has not been told.
Graphic: ‘Higher Risk:’ the most vulnerable Taser targets Thanks to a viral video taken by a bystander, the world watched as Rosario, 14 weeks into her term, crumpled to the ground, wailing. Last winter, a New York City police officer fired his Taser’s electrified barbs into the rib cage of Rosario, 17, as she screamed she was pregnant. Yet police have repeatedly used Tasers on people who fall into the very groups the company warns about.ĭailene Rosario was one of them. population, a Reuters analysis of demographic and health data found.
Taken together, the tally of people particularly susceptible to harm from a Taser’s powerful shock covers nearly a third of the U.S. In pages of warnings, Axon Enterprise Inc advises police to beware that some people are at higher risk of death or serious injury from the weapons. NEW YORK – The maker of the Taser says the electroshock weapon is the safest tool on a police officer’s belt – with a few caveats.
