A number of years ago I read an article about a police department which was planning on using "net-guns" as part of plans to use "the least amout of force necessary" to catch a "perpetrator". What if any advancements have been made in this neck of the woods? On a separate but related issue: Why we have not been 'outfitting' police officers with tranquilzers for quite sometime now, is beyond me....
2006-09-03 05:57:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
A real gun on one side and tranquilzer on the other side, can the clowns who don't seem to get it, go to bed.... or what is it?~ the jacks in their boxes?
It will not weigh down the officer to have such a setup, it will make him more equipt to handle a variety of situations.
2006-09-04 06:09:25 · update #1
SPIDER-MAN HAD ONE OR TWO ??????
2006-09-03 06:05:02 · answer #1 · answered by CRAZY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way I can see a "net gun" being of any practical use is against an unarmed, but fleeing suspect who refuses to submit to orders from police. Also, the issue of injury liability has to be addressed--surely a person running at full speed would fall when a net is shot at them.
As far as outfitting police with tranquilizers,....are you kidding me? Would you want to go up against someone with a machine gun using only a dart gun? Regardless of the type, dart guns are slow to cycle, slow to reload, and their velocities are slow enough to be dodged. I expect police to be just as armed as the gangs and other armed criminals they face.
While stun guns/tasers might seem a possibility, they too have limitations--the charge might not be enough to incapacitate, the projectile fired is slow enough to be dodged/deflected, and because of the issue of causing fatalities in some people. In fact, stun guns/tasers are illegal for civilians and law enforcement alike here in New Jersey.
2006-09-03 06:58:47 · answer #2 · answered by Dewhitewolf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read an article some years ago that described an incapacitating foam product. It had a decent range, and would encapsulate the perpetrator in foam, immobilizing him/her.
Don't know what happened with this, but don't the cops have enough gear hanging form their belts? If you give them anything else to carry, they're not going to be able to get out of the car!
2006-09-03 07:06:23 · answer #3 · answered by Don 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋