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http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/world/story/blind-man-sue-police-over-taser-incident-20121023
A blind man is suing British police after he was tasered by an officer who mistook his white stick for a samurai sword, his lawyer said on Monday.
The incident happened in the market town of Chorley in Lancashire, north-west England, on Friday after police received reports of a man walking through the town carrying a sword.
One policeman thought he had tracked down the offender and asked 62-year-old Colin Farmer to stop. When he failed to do so, the officer stunned him with his Taser gun.
On realising the mistake, officers rushed the victim to a hospital where he was discharged after a check-up.
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