In this recent incident in Tacoma, Washington, a Deaf woman is the victim of an assault.  After calling the police through a video relay service, she runs out to them when they arrive.  They use a taser on her, thinking she is dangerous to them.  Click the following link to the video segment on the local news, and the English transcript (there are no online captions, unfortunately).

See the details of Lashonn’s experience in the report below (click link to view story in new window).

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