Killing Them Safely

Footage of the now-wealthy Smiths being deposed is damning, the brothers' legal jiujitsu is appalling, and the stories of deaths are heartbreaking.
-- Daphne Howland, Village Voice

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Killing Them Safely

Hundreds of deaths. Zero oversight. In the early 2000s, brothers Tom and Rick Smith revolutionized policing by marketing the Taser to law enforcement agencies. This supposedly safe alternative to handguns was supposed to curb the use of deadly force—so why have over 500 people died from Taser-related injuries since? At a time when questions about police methods are at the forefront of the national dialogue, Killing Them Safely brings together startling archival footage and eye-opening interviews with experts on both sides of the debate to shed much-needed light on an urgent issue.
Not Rated
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
95
Language
English
Director
Nick Berardini
FEATURED REVIEW
Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

Look, the idea of the taser—a device that allows cops to stop aggressors without relying on deadly force—sounds like a godsend on paper. Cover and the Smiths like to point out that when their critics reference taser-related death statistics, the number of lives that tasers have “saved” is left in ...

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