According to statistics, obtained through a Freedom of Information request, officers discharged, targeted or threatened to use the 50,000-volt stun weapon against youngsters 29 times in England in 2007, but this jumped to 323 by 2011.
The figures showed an eleven-fold increase in the use of Taser guns on under-18s.
Director of advice service Police Action Centre Sophie Khan described the data as “shocking” and called for a ban on the use of Taser on children .... http://www.presstv.ir
