Houston mayor calls for TASER study

The Associated Press

HOUSTON- Houston's mayor has called for an independent study of the city police department's use of Tasers, two weeks after officers zapped a pro football player with the weapon.

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Activists have been calling for a study or moratorium on Taser use. They argue blacks are a disproportionate target of the devices, which use jolts of electricity to subdue combative suspects.

On Nov. 14, an officer used a Taser to subdue Houston Texans lineman Fred Weary during a traffic stop. Police reports said the 29-year-old "became verbally combative and extremely argumentative."

Weary denied any wrongdoing and a judge subsequently dismissed charges of resisting arrest.

Police commanders review each case involving a Taser, White said, but a study could help assure the community that the devices aren't used "based on stereotypes."