Digby: Quick On The Taser

I have written before about the abusive use of tasers by police in this country. (Talk Left has written much more about this, including discussions of the lawsuits filed against the (Bernie Kerick owned)taser company by police officers themselves for maiming them in their training --- and more than 70 reports of death.)

Here's the latest installment in what is becoming a depressingly commonplace occurence in this country. Excruciating pain is now commonly accepted as a proper way for the police to bend people to their will. It's often used against the mentally ill who populate our streets and is increasingly used in cases of civil disobedience. It's not even particularly controversial.