May 5, 2008 Headlines

Here are a few headlines that caught my eye today:

Testing Tasers in Canadian Law
You probably remember the death of Dziekanski, the Polish traveler who died after being taser by police in a Canadian airport. Not long after the incident a video of it made its way to YouTube where many have watched the unfortunate incident. Now the man's mother is pushing to link her son's death directly to the taser.

High Tech Cop Cars
A thoughtful peice that looks at the latest gadgets available for cop cars vs. getting out of the car and doing some real police work.

Saddle Up!
Frankfort Il, a village that boasts a quaint 1890's look, is considering putting horses under some of their police men and women.

US Cop Tech in China
Did some US companies violate the law by selling law enforcement technology to Chinese police forces? After Tiananmen Square in 1989 Congress passed a law that specifically prohibits “the export to the People’s Republic of China of any crime control or detection instruments or equipment.”