A shocking revelation
Those studies that say Tasers are safe enough for police use? Apparently, most of them are funded by Taser.
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Comments (4)
Hahaha!
Good catch!
Posted by al m | May 11, 2011 2:45 PM
I never really thought of tasers as being "safe" in any scenario. After all, shooting two prongs into someone to light them up can hardly be a safe way to conduct an arrest, just often better than the alternative.
As the years have passed I have not changed my mind about that scenario much. However, I am concerned the threshold for when tasers are being used by the police has changed some over time. Using them as an alternative to killing someone still makes them a viable tool in my book. Using the taser as the tool of choice when someone argues or refuses to "cooperate" quickly enough would be a more worthy study.
Posted by Gibby | May 11, 2011 3:47 PM
I couldn't agree more.
Tasers are a useful alternative to lethal force, but because of that very fact, they're tempting to use as a torture device to coerce someone, a temptation that time and again nationwide, some officers haven't been able to resist.
Posted by Mr. Grumpy | May 11, 2011 3:54 PM
That's Taser International to you, buster.
Posted by Mojo | May 11, 2011 11:12 PM