Catherine Cortez Masto: “I want to thank you for your years of service and commitment and wish you well on your retirement.”

The device presents substantial risks if deployed during civil arrests — even more so if it is deployed without clear limits, appropriate training, and comprehensive oversight.

A device capable of delivering an electrical shock through direct contact with an individual presents substantial risks if deployed during civil arrests.

Targeted violence towards a law enforcement officer is completely unacceptable and anyone who tries to hurt a cop because of their job should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.

The blatant and tragic misuse of force in Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, Houston, Maine, and other locations around the country raises significant skepticism about the agency’s professional capability to safely deploy a new tool that…