Task force seeks stricter limits on Taser use in Md.  

Posted: 8:00 pm Thu, December 17, 2009
By Steve Lash

Calling Tasers and other electronic control weapons potentially deadly, a state task force on Thursday urged Maryland police officers to use them only on individuals who pose an imminent threat of serious physical injury to themselves or others. That’s a much stricter standard than the policies used by 24 police departments across the state, half ...