Michael Jacobs, 24, died in April after being tased by Fort Worth Police outside his home. It is a death the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's office recently ruled a homicide.
Dexter Wimbish, who is a spokesperson for the civil rights group, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, says, "As the evidence begins to mount, it has become clear to us that this non lethal alternative is execution without due process."
Local members of the SCLC, as well as its national attorney spoke at a Ft. Worth church tonight.
They're asking the federal government for a nationwide moratorium on taser use pending further study. Marcus Hardin is behind the ban.
He says, "Tasers are torture. Torture should not be allowed in the United States by anyone by any means."
Hardin says his grandson was tased eight times by Fort Worth police outside a bar in 2008.
He is calling for an anti-torture law in the name of Michael Jacobs.
Local SCLC spokesperson Kyev Tatum, says, "That was the myth that many in the community has said that tasers are not lethal. Well, we've seen clearly that it is lethal in the hands of the wrong person. It does create cruel and unusual punishment for individuals who have been tased."
Dexter Wimbish, who is a spokesperson for the civil rights group, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, says, "As the evidence begins to mount, it has become clear to us that this non lethal alternative is execution without due process."
Local members of the SCLC, as well as its national attorney spoke at a Ft. Worth church tonight.
They're asking the federal government for a nationwide moratorium on taser use pending further study. Marcus Hardin is behind the ban.
He says, "Tasers are torture. Torture should not be allowed in the United States by anyone by any means."
Hardin says his grandson was tased eight times by Fort Worth police outside a bar in 2008.
He is calling for an anti-torture law in the name of Michael Jacobs.
Local SCLC spokesperson Kyev Tatum, says, "That was the myth that many in the community has said that tasers are not lethal. Well, we've seen clearly that it is lethal in the hands of the wrong person. It does create cruel and unusual punishment for individuals who have been tased."
