KALAMAZOO, Mich.--A ban on hand-held radar guns was ordered by Connecticut State Police yesterday because of a potential link between the radiation waves emitted by the devices and cancer.
State police spokesman Adam Berluti said that "the feeling here is to err on the side of caution until more is known about the issue. The whole situation is under review."
The emitted radiation is believed to be of concern because troopers could develop cancer from the long-term exposure to the radiation waves emitted by the devices. Affected by this ban are 70 radar guns, which will be withdrawn from service. However, radar units will still be used by state troopers with transmitters mounted on the outside of their cruisers.
Coming two months after three municipal police officers filed workers' compensation claims saying that they had developed cancer from using the hand-held radar guns, the ban is considered to be the first of its kind by a state police agency.
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2 comments:
Pshhh. Because of ONE study they do, they end up prohibiting whatever the said culprit is. Maybe it wasn't the radar gun was giving cancer, but the potatoes he ate for dinner last night. Who knows!
Radar guns are stupid.
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Your lede does a good job covering a lot of information.
The next two paragraphs supports the lede well.
The kicker is good information and fizzles out. I am sure there is a quote you could have used, though, for an excellent kicker.
Good job!
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