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Miami-Dade policy only forbids the use of Tasers on pregnant women . Most of it is centered around Barbara Attard , who wants officers to limit their use of tasers on vulnerable groups like pregnant women , the elderly , children and intoxicated people . Studies of tasers and electro-shock weapons leave many gaps that Taser International is not addressing . TSA also has authority to approve the use of Tasers by flight crews onboard commercial aircraft and must prescribe rules for training flight crews in the proper use of Tasers and provide guidance on the circumstances under which such weapons may be used . The department also prohibits use of Tasers on subjects already " under control . " This is not a weapon to have on the streets , " says Delia Hashad , director of the USA Program for Amnesty International , who notes that outside the United States and the UK , the single largest use of Tasers is for torture . In some law-enforcement agencies , the use of TASERs is allowed if a person simply does not comply with an officer 's demands . There is currently much debate about the use of tasers and electro-shock weapons by law enforcement , not only here in Madison , but across the country . The proposed use of Taser devices is intended to help officers respond to dangerous individuals with a less-than-lethal option . However , the Department of the Army ( Army ) has established Taser - related regulations governing the possession , use , and sale of Tasers on specific military installations . Abusive conditions of confinement also persist in so-called Supermax prisons : prison rape and sexual assault are daily occurrences , and the use of Tasers and restraint devices have endangered numerous detainees and prisoners held domestically . So far almost 50 deaths have occurred in 2006 , for an approximate total of 200 deaths in the last five years.Amnesty International and other human rights groups have also drawn attention to the use of Tasers on captive populations in hospitals , jails and prisons.In fact , the first field tests relating to the efficacy of the " Advanced Taser " model in North America were conducted on incarcerated men . Nevertheless , medical studies suggest that more not fewer deaths could result from the introduction of tasers and stun guns for police work . " The primary purported " expert " who has challenged the safety of TASER devices is an individual named James Ruggieri . He exercised these assets for more than $ 6 million before his nomination as secretary of homeland security in November 2004 , the same month that Amnesty International published its initial report calling for the suspension of taser deployment pending further investigation .