US Self-Defense Product Developer Says It Conforms to Ethical Standards

US self-defense product developer Taser International claims that it is not violating any ethical standards.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US self-defense product developer Taser International is not violating any ethical standards, the company's Public Relations Director Sydney Siegmeth told Sputnik in response to a media report alleging business misconduct.

“Our top priority is to deliver the highest quality products with the highest ethical standards,” Siegmeth said on Tuesday. “We always have done so, and will continue to do so going forward.”

The Associated Press reported earlier on Tuesday that Taser allegedly covered airfare and hotel expenses for US police chiefs who purchased the company’s self-defense equipment, including body cameras for the use by police departments in the United States.

Additionally, the report said the police chiefs were sometimes hired as consultants, only months after they signed the contracts to purchase the Taser equipment.

Chief Ray Schultz of the Albuquerque Police Department was unavailable to be reached for comment on his possible involvement as he has left the department, Albuquerque Police Department Public Information Officer Tanner Tixier told Sputnik on Tuesday.

Taser International is an American developer, manufacturer, and distributor of self-defense products like the Taser electroshock gun and Taser body cameras.