Mad in America - After they have been hit by a taser, most people experience a
significant diminishing in their memory and cognitive functions for up
to an hour, according to an unpublished study discussed in Live Science.
The researchers said that the impacts were serious enough to raise into
doubt whether people who’ve been tasered will understand their legal
rights during any subsequent police arrest.
“In order to give up your right to remain silent, which would allow
the police to question you during that custodial interrogation, you have
to be able to give a knowing and valid waiver,” Robert Kane, Director
of the Criminology and Justice Studies Program at Drexel University told
Live Science. “You have to be of sound mind, you have to know
what you are doing and you have to understand the consequences of
talking to police.”
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