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Native Americans 17 percent of taser incidents

Native Americans were 17 percent of all people tasered by police in Sioux City, Iowa, according to a new report.

Native Americans are only 2 percent of the city's population. Activist Frank LaMere, a member of the Winnebago Tribe, says police are picking on Native people.

"If they read between the lines the information we received bears a lot of scrutiny and to me, it's somewhat scary," LaMere tells KMEG-TV.

Police Chief Joe Frisbie said Native Americans aren't being singled out. Overall, city police used the taser 70 times, out of 9,000 arrests, last year.

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