Head of Taser Distributor Arrested in France
NOTE: Now that the Canadian election is a bust, it’s time I got back to the original and targeted intent of this blog, which is to follow all things related to Taser and the shock economy.
French police arrested the head of a company that distributes stun guns in France for Scottsdale-based Taser International Inc. on Tuesday, according to foreign news reports.
Authorities detained Antoine Di Zazzo and nine other people, including police officers and private detectives, on suspicion that they spied on Olivier Besancenot, a former presidential candidate in France who publicly questioned the safety of Taser’s devices, reports stated.
Di Zazzo runs SMP Technologies, which has had an agreement with Taser since 2005 to exclusively distribute the company’s stun guns to law-enforcement agencies in France.
Some news reports referred to Di Zazzo’s company as "Taser France." But Taser spokesman Steve Tuttle said Di Zazzo is not a Taser employee, and Taser does not own or operate SMP.
"Antoine is purely a distributor in France," Tuttle said.
"He is not an employee in any way, shape or form."
Interesting to read how a French distributor that uses such similar corrupt tactics as Taser International gets arrested, but how their North-American counterparts have still not been caught for their frauds.
BTW Did you know that yesterday was the one year anniversary of Robert Dziekanski's taser killing? And these RCMP policemen who killed Robert haven't been arrested yet either.
The moral of the story? If you're thinking about fraud or killing someone, either join Taser (in North America) or the RCMP. Good change you get away with fraud or murder.