Police Taser Blind Man, Thought Cane was 'Samurai Sword'

"An innocent blind man was shot in the back with a 50,000-volt Taser by police after they mistook his white stick for a samurai sword. Colin Farmer, 61, was hit after reports of a man walking through Chorley, Lancashire, early on Friday evening, with a sword. He said he initially thought he was being attacked by hooligans when he was struck by the Taser. The matter is being investigated by th ...