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Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline (see also the Web Links / Internet Information section)

The Age:  September 12, 2011, page 3, news item (ref to capsicum sprays) by Farah Farouque, `Advocacy group wants stricter rules for use of pepper spray'.
http://m.smh.com.au/victoria/advocacy-group-wants-stricter-rules-for-use-of-pepper-spray-20110911-1k493.html

The Australian:  November 24, 2011, page 13, analysis (photo of Tyler Cassidy) by Stuart Rintoul, `Night of pain and tragedy'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/night-of-pain-and-tragedy/story-e6frg6z6-1226204082350

The Australian:  November 24, 2011, page 3, news item (photo) by Stuart Rintoul, `Police cleared over teen shooting'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/police-cleared-over-shooting-of-melbourne-teen-tyler-cassidy/story-e6frg6nf-1226204105964

The Age:  November 24, 2011, page 1, news item (photo of Tyler Cassidy) by Farah Farouque, `Police training review urged'.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/police-training-review-urged-20111123-1nv22.html

The Age:  November 25, 2011, page 14, editorial, `How many more Tyler Cassidys have to die?'.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/editorial/how-many-more-tyler-cassidys-have-to-die-20111124-1nwt2.html

The Age:  February 25, 2012, page 3, news item by John Silvester, `Police to revamp training for handling mentally ill'.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/police-to-revamp-training-for-handling-mentally-ill-20120224-1tu12.html

The Age:  March 12, 2012, page 6, news item by Paul Millar, `Cameras to monitor new Taser use'.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/cameras-to-monitor-new-police-taser-use-20120311-1usht.html

The Australian:  March 20, 2012, page 3, news item by M Nadin, `Police chased Taser victim'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/cops-ran-after-man-killed-by-taser/story-e6frg6nf-1226304518635

The Age:  March 20, 2012, page 11, comment by Anna Brown, `A 50,000-volt electric shock is a highly dangerous weapon'.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/a-50000volt-electric-shock-is-a-highly-dangerous-weapon-20120319-1vfo9.html

Herald-Sun:   March 19, 2012, page 26, editorial, `Reminder on using Tasers'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/reminder-on-using-tasers/story-e6frfhqo-1226303286432

The Age:  March 19, 2012, page 3, news item by Josh Gordon, `No halt to Taser roll-out'.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/no-halt-to-taser-rollout-20120318-1vdm6.html