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September 22, 2009

California Police Tase Wheelchair-Bound Man with No Legs
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The Merced Police Department in California is investigating reports that
officers twice used a Taser on an unarmed, wheelchair-bound man with no
legs. Forty-year-old Gregory Williams is a double amputee. After
Williams was tased, he was held for six days in jail, but no charges
have been filed against him yet. Williams is African American. Both
officers in the case are white.



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