Tasers are handheld devices that use electric current to cause a disruption of physical control from `` neuromuscular incapacitation , '' according to the company 's website . Malaika Brooks sued Seattle Police officers , saying they used excessive force . She was arrested and charged with resisting arrest after she refused to leave the scene of a traffic stop in which her car had been stopped for speeding. Justices rejected her appeal without comment , along with a petition from police officers .
Malaika Brooks sued Seattle Police officers , saying they used excessive force . She was arrested and charged with resisting arrest after she refused to leave the scene of a traffic stop in which her car had been stopped for speeding. Justices rejected her appeal without comment , along with a petition from police officers .