anodes
02-23-2006, 11:28 AM
So I was in the Sedona Police Station underground garage reading thier signs, in English and Spainish, "You WILL be TASERED for noncomplience." Or something very close. Seems the officers have nonlethal force options available in the station, at least. I wonder if they carry non lethal force on duty? Here is an awesome demo of the MX animal TASER. This one is used on a 1500# bull and seems to work well enough, while it's working. After that, the bull seems pretty pissed off! (note "gansta" grip :rolleyes: ): http://www.taser.com/law/videos04.htm
Click "download".
Then I found this:
Dominguez said attorneys representing the Sheriff's Office also are reviewing laws to determine whether officers are justified in using deadly force when faced with a stun gun.
"If someone comes up to them with a Taser against them, they are probably going to have to use deadly force because a Taser can be deadly," the sheriff said. "A Taser is different than a gun, but it can still be deadly and dangerous."
Source: http://www.infowars.com/articles/ps/tasers_cops_address_taser_threat.htm
But whether Tasers in civilian hands is a good idea is up for debate. Some police worry about civilians misusing them, while Amnesty International wants an outright ban. "It's a patently bad idea," says Amnesty spokesman Ed Jackson.
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Al Arena, who works for the International Association of Chiefs of Police and helped write its stun gun recommendations, believes the tool is valuable as long as police are properly trained.
But he said civilian Tasers could create a deadly situation in an encounter with police: "If you confront someone with a Taser, does it then end up being a situation where you are authorized to use deadly force?"
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Arizona's attorney general favors police use of tasers, but worries that some civilian buyers might misuse the weapons if the company continues to market them as "non-lethal." He wants Taser, which has headquarters in Arizona, to drop the claim.
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In California, state Assemblyman Mark Leno recently introduced legislation to ban personal use of Tasers after having staff research the weapons for the public safety committee that he chairs.
Source: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a13/articles/a132005016.htm
I'd rather TASER someone than shoot them to death. And I'd rather be TASERED than shot to death.
anodes.
Click "download".
Then I found this:
Dominguez said attorneys representing the Sheriff's Office also are reviewing laws to determine whether officers are justified in using deadly force when faced with a stun gun.
"If someone comes up to them with a Taser against them, they are probably going to have to use deadly force because a Taser can be deadly," the sheriff said. "A Taser is different than a gun, but it can still be deadly and dangerous."
Source: http://www.infowars.com/articles/ps/tasers_cops_address_taser_threat.htm
But whether Tasers in civilian hands is a good idea is up for debate. Some police worry about civilians misusing them, while Amnesty International wants an outright ban. "It's a patently bad idea," says Amnesty spokesman Ed Jackson.
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Al Arena, who works for the International Association of Chiefs of Police and helped write its stun gun recommendations, believes the tool is valuable as long as police are properly trained.
But he said civilian Tasers could create a deadly situation in an encounter with police: "If you confront someone with a Taser, does it then end up being a situation where you are authorized to use deadly force?"
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Arizona's attorney general favors police use of tasers, but worries that some civilian buyers might misuse the weapons if the company continues to market them as "non-lethal." He wants Taser, which has headquarters in Arizona, to drop the claim.
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In California, state Assemblyman Mark Leno recently introduced legislation to ban personal use of Tasers after having staff research the weapons for the public safety committee that he chairs.
Source: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a13/articles/a132005016.htm
I'd rather TASER someone than shoot them to death. And I'd rather be TASERED than shot to death.
anodes.