-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Tuttle [mailto:Steve@taser.com]
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 3:56 PM
To: 'jim@nomediakings.org'
Subject: Invoice from No Media Kings?

I just got a bill for $70 for product placement in the novel Everyone in
Silico. I have absolutely no idea what this invoice is for? Can someone
assist me?

Sincerely,
Steve Tuttle
Director of Government & Law Enforcement Affairs
TASER International (NASDAQ: TASR)
Steve@TASER.com * 800-978-2737 ext. 2006 * Fax 480-991-0791 * Cell 602-432-3885 7860 East McClain Dr., #2, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA 85260-1627

TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASR and TASRW) provides advanced less-lethal weapons for use in the law enforcement, private security, and personal defense markets. Our flagship ADVANCED TASER® product uses proprietary technology to incapacitate dangerous, combative, or high-risk subjects that may be impervious to other less-lethal means. Our technology reduces injury rates to suspects and officers, thereby lowering liability risk and improving officer safety. The ADVANCED TASER is currently in testing or deployment at over 1,000 law enforcement and correctional agencies in the U.S. and Canada. For more information or to see real world videos of the ADVANCED TASER, visit our website at www.TASER.com

February 22, 2002

Dear Steve,

Received your e-mail inquiry re: January 10^th invoice, stating that you have no idea what this invoice is for.

Let me clarify things for you, Steve.

I am a science fiction author. This means I invent the future. SF writers wrote about rocketships – we got them. Cell phones – ta da. Tricorders from Star Trek are basically Palm Pilots.

I have used the word “taser” in my novel seven times. Admittedly, the people that have them are the unthinking guardians of evil corporations, and often use them on homeless people and cyclists, but I have guaranteed the future of your product – at least until the year 2036, when the novel is set.

Frankly, you need this kind of exposure. The taser might have been scary in the ‘80s, but now it’s been upstaged in the media by tear gas. Recently, a television show of the extreme genre showed your product being less painful than pepper spray. Pepper spray, Steve, something that doesn’t even look like a gun! Your “proprietary technology to incapacitate dangerous, combative, or high-risk subjects that may be impervious to other less-lethal means” is falling out of fashion – but only if you let it.

Your forward-thinking attitude, something I look for in my corporate partners, is obvious from your internet presence – I especially enjoyed the video featuring the takedown of the naked black man on PCP. I've never seen a product demonstration quite like it.

Hoping you’ll help me to help you,

Jim Munroe.

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