Testing the Safety of Tasers On Meth-Addled Sheep

Funded in part by Taser International, a recent study was done to learn the effects of being tasered while on methamphetamines. Since someone would probably complain about researchers going around and tasering meth addicts, they used sheep instead. From the article: "The less-lethal device of choice was the Taser X26, a standard law enforcement tool which can fire at suspects from a distance of 35 feet. Researchers shocked sixteen anesthetized sheep after dosing the animals with an IV drip of methamphetamine hydrochloride. Some of the smaller sheep weighing less than 70.5 pounds suffered exacerbated heart symptoms related to meth use. But neither the smaller nor larger sheep showed signs of the ventricular fibrillation condition, a highly abnormal heart rhythm that can become fatal."

Comments

But what about long time users of meth?

[Kitkoan]

Long time users of meth will have some more health risks when being tasered, unlike a first time user as shown with these sheep.

Not to mention, not all drugs work the same between species, which is why your cat will get high as a kite on catnip but you won't.

SCIENCE!

[calmofthestorm]

Because we can, bitches!

There's always the Canadian way...

[seyyah]

We just use Polish immigrants.

Re:But people getting tasered aren't usually tranq

[Compaqt]

Don't tase me, baaahh!