you heard from john burris that we have a very, very low record of police misconduct in comparison to major cities. but i am also equally appalled and upset as i sit here and we review officer-involved shootings and see individuals where officers had to take their life. you know deep in your heart if there was a taser, that person would be alive today. that is a video that runs in my mind after each of these shootings. that is important. even dr. sang -- he was a great witness, although he was honest about his numbers. we are left with very little of an option here. it is either a farm or another device. we know police use firearms. we owe it to officers and the public to give them another option. we heard from a lot of lawyers. when is the last time one of those lawyers has ever made an arrest? when is the last time a lawyer has been on the street and had to fight for somebody? when is the one -- when is the last time lawyers had to worry about going home to their children? we heard from the officers tonight. we owe it to them and their families to give them another option. it is irr

the honduras -- john burris stated a taser would never be used in a deadly force situation. after that, the physician spoke and said based on his expertise, a

frankly, it makes john burris's job a lot easier, and mine too. >> the literature i read was 400 deaths in the united states. i wonder if there were 400 deaths from a particular medication or carport, would that be removed from service or offered to the public? >> i do not agree with that number. i think there are probably more than 1000 deaths that have followed taser applications. that was the amnesty international # from 2006, and there has been a lot of use in the past few years. on twitter, i hear about one every week or two. as a medical device for a car park -- how many people died with toyota? maybe 40 people, and that became an international scandal. there is a very high level of unintended serious death and bodily injury associated with use of this device that is not appropriately being focused on. i have noticed that police departments get enthusiastic about using this device. certainly, the manufacturer is very enthusiastic. the manufacturer hires people from various police departments, makes the master instructors, and has granted stock options. the person in charge of the

the honduras -- john burris stated a taser would never be used in a deadly force situation. after that, the physician spoke and said based on his expertise, a taser should only be used in a deadly force situation. based on that, i would like to posit that there is no place for tasers in the police department. [applause] >> good evening, commissioners. my name is barbara lopez. i currently work at an elementary school in the mission. i am concerned about disproportional use of tasers on communities of color. i am a career woman. i used to do a lot of parties in the mission and the castro for women. a lot of my friends are still promoters. when we talk about a gay agenda, our community disproportionately does drugs. a lot of my friends that are still on the scene in the castro disproportional the use cocaine, math, and other uppers, to deal with trauma. my have been two clubs, often police officers have had to intervene because of people on drugs. i am very concerned when the first, i heard tonight was nothing bet -- that drugs are an appropriate of tasers. when you're under t

that was burris, a conservative from nashua, new hampshire. liberal. john, florida. caller: how are you? host: do well. what are your thoughts on the 2011 spending proposal? caller: i would like to see massive budget cut in military spending. america has in no enemies in the world. they are fiction. if we do have enemies we created them just as america brought 9/11 on itself due to its military activities across the globe, the military bases, the death of millions of people over the decades. the idea that we are in the middle east to do good and spread democracy is, of course, a lie. since 9/11, a paltry 14 americans were killed the to terrorism. i would like to see us doing away with homeland security. that is another ridiculous spending. host: "houston chronicle" frontpage, courtesy of newseum. president obama putting the medal of freedom on the 41st commander in chief. he gave the medal of freedom to the former president as well as several others. here is a moment from that ceremony. >> as a decorated navy pilot to his years in the white house as the 41st presiden