Not a shock

Taser's built a multifire police weapon, and hopes to improve their line.

Digby's come up with a real idea for them:

...I hear Taser is working on something really innovative: a chip that can be implanted in every citizen which can be activated by remote control to drop you to the ground writing in pain whenever the authorities perceive that you are being uncooperative. Wouldn't that solve all of these problems? And seriously, what would be the principle against against it?

Oh, by the way, here's some very special news:

...the devices are in line the costs of other law enforcement tools, and... Taser hopes law enforcement agencies can tap tap federal stimulus funds.

I guess that's one way to define "stimulus."

This would be an outrage. Joe Biden has said they can't spend stimulus money for public swimming pools. I can't see how they can justify spending it on new and better torture weapons. But I won't be surprised if they do it anyway. I think we've seen with the Gates controversy that the cops are now part of the "troops" --- no Democrat will be allowed to do anything but bow and scrape before the badge.

No Democrat? Can anyone do anything else? Does anyone who stays out of jail do anything else when the Man comes to call?

But really, Digby's a bit dated. There is also the wireless taser , which can be fired from a shotgun, or a robot, and has a range of 100 feet. I'm sure there are whole new product lines coming out now that the Depression Recession market readjustment is over for everyone except the unemployed and the little people who have to work for a living.