KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO (LOS ANGELES) - A federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled that police can't zap someone with a stun gun unless the suspect poses an immediate threat.
The ruling sets police standards for use of the Taser, saying stun guns must be used only when "substantial force" is needed.
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said officers can't Taser a person simply for acting erratically or disobeying orders.
The ruling allows a San Diego-area man to proceed to trail in a lawsuit against police in the San Diego County town of Coronado.
Carl Bryan says he was shocked, fell and lost four teeth because he was acting erratically but was unarmed, stood far away and never menaced the officer.
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