electroshock

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Hermes skillfully twines together the many strands of Reed’s singular life — a benumbing suburban childhood, electroshock therapy, heroin addiction and artistic flowering at the feet of Schwartz and the Beats.

From Los Angeles Times

Axon Enterprise, the Arizona-based technology and weapons manufacturer formerly known as Taser International, is reportedly researching proposals to develop a robot equipped with its well-known electroshock weapon.

From Salon

She rejected the charges as trumped up and said during her closed-door trial that police used an electroshock weapon on her during her arrest.

From Washington Times

City leaders hope the opposite can be true as well, that the commerce giant’s return-to-office policy — which has drawn protests and walkouts by employees — might deliver an electroshock to the city’s downtown.

From Seattle Times

That private weariness caused him to recoil for long periods after his most outrageous escapades would get him sent to hospitals for electroshock therapy.

From Los Angeles Times