DIGG THIS A decade ago, ordinary Americans would not have tolerated such widespread use of the Taser, a stun gun delivering a 50,000-volt shock. They would not have tolerated the electrocution of unarmed, non-threatening civilians without following the normal “escalation of force” policy. Ironically, American political leaders and the media once cast aspersion on the regimes of Guatemala and Argentina, which used cattle-prods on prisoners. Cattle-prods only deliver 25,000-volt shocks, half that of the Taser. Cual es el problema? With hindsight, Guantanamo helped condition the American public. It raised the threshold of what Americans consider reasonable in violating personal space … Continue reading Pain Compliance 101: The Taser