Yogi, Boo Boo To Get Totally Tased, Bro!

The preening moonbat has already been silenced on college campuses, thanks to the fascist neocon war machine.  And soon, the gentle creatures will find no safe quarter even among their beloved trees.

It seemed like a stunning purchase for the U.S. Forest Service: Taser International Inc. announced the service bought 700 Taser guns.

John C. Twiss, director of the service’s law-enforcement branch, said that after years of studying the devices, which deliver a jolt of electricity, the service decided the guns would give its 700 officers, who police 153 national forests, “an option other than deadly force in certain law-enforcement situations.”

Both the Forest Service and the U.S. Park Service, where law-enforcement rangers started getting Tasers last year, are trying to stem a surge in crime on public land, including assaults on officers and drug smuggling.
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Taser says the use of the stun guns saves lives, as police officers have been able to use them instead of handguns that fire bullets. But groups including Amnesty International have called for a moratorium on their use, citing safety concerns. And, of course, Taser was back in the spotlight this week when a student was tased by University of Florida police at a John Kerry appearance.

"What did I do?  Owww!  Owww!  I was just trying to peek inside your pic-a-nic basket!  Owww!"