Taser'意外地走火'入男人的鼠蹊

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Taser'意外地走火'入男人的鼠蹊
Taser 'accidentally discharged' into man's groin
By Lesley Richardson,
Press Association
Tuesday, 20 July 2010

Police were investigating today after an officer accidentally discharged a 50,000 volt Taser weapon into a man's groin.
警方今天調查一位人員，他意外地走火一五萬伏特的泰瑟武器入一個男人的鼠蹊。
Peter Cox, 49, was seeking legal advice over the incident which started when he was stopped on suspicion of driving a BMW without insurance.
49歲的彼得克斯在尋求法律意見，在一事件開始時他被截停，因涉嫌駕駛一輛寶馬而沒有保險。
He spotted a patrol car following him and pulled over at his friend's house in Bridgwater, Somerset, where he was doing landscaping work on July 13.
7月13日他發現一輛巡邏車跟著他，和在薩默塞特布里奇沃特他朋友的屋停下來，在那裡他在做環境美化工作。
The officer pointed the Taser at him for a few seconds before lowering the weapon.
警官將泰瑟指向他幾秒鐘，在放低武器前。
At this point, it discharged, narrowly missing the father-of-one's genitals and hitting his groin and ankle.
在這一刻它走火，差少少錯過了一個父親的生殖器，並擊中他的鼠蹊和腳踝。
Unemployed Mr Cox, who suffers from Guillain Barri syndrome, fell to the ground in agony and he was treated by paramedics on the front lawn.
失業的克斯先生，他患有格林巴里綜合症，在痛苦中跌倒在地上，和他在前面的草坪接受輔助治療。
He denied being aggressive and said the insurance company confirmed the car had valid insurance immediately after he was stopped.
他否認有野心，並表示保險公司證實汽車已有有效的保險，即時在他被截停後。

An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said the weapon was discharged by accident and that an investigation was under way.

"The Taser is a hand-held device which discharges an electrical current to temporarily incapacitate a person," the spokesman said.

"Its effects are short-lived but are designed to give officers control of the offender and the situation.

"Often the threat of using a Taser is an effective deterrent to calm an aggressive suspect and as a result frequently it's not necessary to actually discharge it.

"On Tuesday morning officers stopped a man in Bridgwater suspected to be driving a vehicle without insurance. The man appeared to become aggressive and the officer removed his Taser in accordance with protocol. On lowering the Taser it was accidentally discharged.

"The man was given first aid at the scene but is not believed to be injured.

"Police are now looking into this incident."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/taser-accidentally-discharged-into-mans-groin-2030889.html

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