This advocacy group was established subsequent to the death of our son and brother, Patrick D. Hagans. On May 13, 2007, in Franklin County, Ohio during an altercation with law enforcement officers, a Taser was used. Patrick became unconscious and was admitted to a local hospital. Having never regained any awareness, Patrick was removed from life support and passed away May 16, 2007.

The task of our advocacy organization is to support agencies that are demanding further research and stricter regulations regarding the use of Tasers for both law enforcement officers and private citizens.

If your belief is “SAFETY, NOT HARM” please join us in this crusade to make our world a much more protected place for all.

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The Family of Patrick D. Hagans

Amnesty International releases its briefing on tasers submitted to the U.S. Justice Department.

Amnesty International (AI) has published the text of its briefing to a US Justice Department inquiry into deaths following discharges from Tasers and similar electrical weapons.  Click here for the full text.

The head of the U.S. southern regional office of Amnesty International, Jared Feuer, reported that 277 people in the United States have died after being shocked by a Taser between June 2001 and October 2007, which has already been documented. He also noted that about 80% of those, on whom a Taser was used by U.S. police, were unarmed. "Tasers interfere with a basic equation, which is that force must always be proportional to the threat," Feuer said. "They are being used in a situation where a firearm or even a baton would never be justified."