Probe of Millvale man's Tasering continues | TribLIVE

Probe of Millvale man's Tasering continues | TribLIVE:

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"The FBI and the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office are assessing the 52-second footage, which reveals Smith had been sitting on a floor shirtless and handcuffed just before a borough officer fired the device.

Investigators found the Taser was discharged 20 times within a short period, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said.

“Tasers are weapons, not toys,” Zappala said. He said firing it 20 times on Smith would amount to a crime."

(I know a cop who thinks it's hilarious to google videos of people getting tased.)

FBI and DA investigators are looking at possible civil-rights violations and whether a deeper investigation should begin, FBI spokeswoman Kelly Kochamba said.