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Several city and University of Pittsburgh police testified that Caligiuri was rolling on the ground or waving her arms during her arrest. City officer Samuel Muoio told the hearing he arrived on the scene and spotted her "attempt[ing] to flee," and "struggling" while on the ground, warning her three times before using the Taser on her.
Meanwhile, protestors carrying a large sign at the head of the protest were either pushing it out toward the street (as the defense contended) or "charging" or "surging" with the sign at police (as officers testified). Muoio testified that "since I had no cartridges left," he sought to use a "dry stun" on the group. In law-enforcement parlance, a "dry stun" is when an officer does not fire the Taser dart, which is propelled by C02 cartridges, but touches a suspect's body with electric conductors mounted on the Taser, delivering a shock.See the full content of this document
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Taser Use Not a Fluke, Hearings Reveal
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