COLUMBIA - Police said their use of a Taser on a man threatening to throw himself from an overpass during a 90-minute-long standoff Friday was necessary and met their policies for the device's use. However, one group that has expressed opposition to the Columbia Police Department's Taser use in the past said officers violated the department's policies during the standoff.
Police say Taser use was justified, others say it violated policy
Saturday, July 26, 2008 | 7:02 p.m. CDT;
updated 7:26 p.m. CST, Friday, February 19, 2010
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