Should police officers be allowed to use tasers?

Question

Currently as it stands, most police departments have a policy that states that police officers can taser a citizen for just doing nothing wrong but disobeying an order. Critics are mad because more than 200 citizens have died after being tasered by the police. Many citizens want a taser policy that says tasers can only be used in deadly situations.

Answer 1

Its a good tool to have in the force
But when abuse creeps in, it happens so often,
God bless the poor chap
Please convey my condolence

Answer 2

Well it seems to me that if they had just obeyed authority in the first place,there would be nothing to get mad about. Yes I do think the police should be able to use tasers. They have to protect themselves as well as others. If they don't do anything and the bad guy gets away - people will complain again!

Answer 3

The two hundred dying is over the final ten(ish) years, and is international. upload in that a lot of those people have been extreme/below the impact of alcohol/no longer in good well-being, and this isn't any longer plenty better than die in custody for different motives (positional aspyxia for pepper spray, etc.) i'm no longer asserting this isn't any longer a controversy, basically that the numbers tend to make it seem worse than it is. The coverage putting tasers basically after verbal instructions is being regarded at very intently by using maximum agencies. in spite of the undeniable fact that...in case you do no longer desire to be tased, do what the Officer says. could they be allowed to apply tasers? particular. i in my opinion think of that they could want for use while/as against a baton. while hands-on stress can no longer/does not administration the difficulty, and deadly stress isn't yet a criminal option. maximum officers LIKE much less-than-deadly recommendations each and every time attainable. they could plenty somewhat taser somebody than shoot them. in case you're taking the taser away, it is one much less gadget they have that (frequently) won't kill you. As to the -frequently-...i could somewhat take my opportunities with a taser than a Glock, anyday..... I, in spite of the undeniable fact that, disagree with the full "you may desire to be shot with it" concept. this is ridiculous. you do no longer require that an Officer get shot with a Glock, nor guard himself against a genuine knife in protecting strategies practise to "see what it sounds like", and yet they're allowed to hold the Glock, and are qualified in protecting strategies.

Answer 4

I'm not sure where that info came from, but police use tasers as a non-lethal alternative to subdue a combative subject, not "a citizen for just doing nothing wrong".

Answer 5

Yes

Answer 6

only if you attempt to run from the police yes

Answer 7

This was submitted by a guy who purchased his lovely wife a "pocket Taser" for their anniversary.

Last weekend I saw something at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 22nd anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Toni. What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized taser. The effects of the taser were suppose to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on your assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety.... WAY TOO COOL!

Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded two triple-a batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button AND pressed it against a metal surface at the same time; I'd get the blue arch of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs. Awesome!!! Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Toni what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave.

Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn't be all that bad with only two triple-a batteries,. Right?!!!

There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target. I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and thought better of it. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong?
So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, taser in another. The directions said that a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries.

All the while I'm looking at this little device measuring about 5" long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference; pretty cute really and loaded with two itsy, bitsy triple-a batteries) thinking to myself, "no possible way!"

What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best.....

I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head ****** to one side as to say, "don't do it master," reasoning that a one-second burst from such a tiny little ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad.. I decided to give myself a one-second burst just for the heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and HOLY MOTHER, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION@!@$$!%!@*!!!

I'm pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and! Over ag ain. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs. The cat was standing over me making meowing sounds I had never heard before, licking my face, undoubtedly thinking to herself, "do it again, do it again!"
Note: If you ever feel compelled to "mug" yourself with a taser, one note of caution: there is no such thing as a one-second burst when you zap yourself. You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor. A three second burst would be considered conservative.

SON-OF-A-.. That hurt like hell!!! A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. How did they up get there??? My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. I'm still looking for my testicles! I'm offering a significant reward for their safe return.

Still in shock,
Tommy

Answer 8

I don't know about this..... This is a touchy subject. I think it can get out of control !

Answer 9

Yes they should.

Answer 10

they should be allowed to use what ever every body else is using