Tasers, excited delirium: Last Week Tonight

Tasers and Excited Delirium: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

(LastWeekTonight) March 30, 2025: John Oliver discusses whether Tasers are as safe and effective as the company that makes them claims, the broader effect Tasers have had on abusive policing, and why you shouldn’t test (Axon "exposures") Tasers out on any of your family members, workers, interns, or new recruits. You’d think that goes without saying, but clearly it doesn’t.

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