Why do you think police officers are using their Tasers to control people so much these days. They have other choices like pepper spray, and batons. Tasers are only supposed to be used when it is not bad enough for deadly force but it is a situation that needs something stronger than pepper spray, and batons. What do you think?
2006-10-09 17:04:55 · 19 answers · asked by leged56 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
it's funny, because I am doing a research paper on this topic. In my research, I have found that a person in a situation with an offender has a better chance with a gun than a taser. Reason being, it you shoot a person with a gun, they can be shot in an area where they're hurt, but not killed. With a taser, more people have died from the taser and would have probably survived and been punished had they been shot with a gun. I understand being in a situation with only a split second to think, but still, wouldn't it be better to make the person pay by law for what they have done instead of them not paying at all because they're dead? I don't want to offend anyone, so I apologize if I step on any toes....
2006-10-09 17:59:08 · answer #1 · answered by 4mikids 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if an officer is using a taser, the person better thank god they didn't use a gun. If you are confronted by an officer you MUST comply. If you do not comply the officer has many tactics to use. However, the officer's only concern is going home safe to his/her loved ones at the end of the day. If a person resists an officer, they have surrendered all rights to choice of restraint methods. An officer has only a split second to decide what level of force they will use. Bottom line if a suspect complies the first time, tasers or other forms of force will not be necessary. Also mace is not always effective, the taser is more reliable for compliance short of a gun. Again, if a person resists, they surrender all rights to choice of methods. I am all for the taser, whatever it takes so the officers can go home at night.
2006-10-09 17:46:43 · answer #2 · answered by speedysundevil 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what you have to consider is the force contiuum which is what our use of force is all about many people believe tasers are the last thing before leathel force however you have fewer serious and life threatening injuries from tasers than any other option. these are our options soft empty hands (pressure points and joint manipulation) the you have chemical weapons (pepper spray) after that comes hard empty hands(punches, kicks, etc) then impact weapons (nightsticks, asp batons, pr-24s) and lastly is deady force which of course is a firearm or knife. tasers fall into the soft empy hands category because even though they are very painful (trust me we know we have to be tasered before we can even carry it) the chance of injury in comparison is very low if used correctly. many people think we should use pepper spray more however that can cause people with asthma allergies or even a bad heart condition to suffer a severe reaction or even death the taser eliminates a high percentage of those risks. well i hope i helped
2006-10-09 20:00:26 · answer #3 · answered by txpolice_85 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tasers were put in place to cut down on police shootings. It is an effective way to stand back and control an aggressive, out of control person. The last answer about more being killed with the taser than with a gun sounds kind of off balance. I would like to see the data on that. Police officers are taught to shoot center mass, which means they aim for the torso/abdomen of the offender, sure to hit a vital organ. A taser hits no organs, how can it kill more?
2006-10-09 19:09:13 · answer #4 · answered by Jim T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes they can Taser your dogs. You have the legal responsibility to maintain control over your dogs, even on your own property. If a person is using reasonable access (i.e. your driveway) to access your residence then you are obligated under law for any injuries that person sustains (providing they have a legal reason to be walking to your door). A police officer has no idea if the dog is going to bite or not. Count yourself lucky, your dog only got Tasered and will have no permanent injury. Your dog could have been shot. There is no vet bills or Mental Anguish. File that bogus claim and the city will come down on you hard. You might find yourself getting charged with maintaining a dangerous dog.
2016-03-28 03:21:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually no, batons are a much higher level of force than tasers, a baton unless used as a pry or a control tool, is a deadly weapon.
Pepper spray can not be used in doors, on windy days, and to be honest after you spray them, they smell really bad and no one wants them in thier police car. But you can't use mace in a library, or in a public building, And never up wind, or if a person does not have thier face toward you.
Also some natonalities have a much higher ability to resist pepper spray, I have seen people sprayed and just laught at you.
2006-10-09 17:24:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The pepper spray can make you choke and suffocate you. The use of a baton is risky because you can hit John/Jane Doe on the head or a vital place and still kill them. With a taser,you're still at a safe distance and you are still able to shock the other person into submission with hurting them.
2006-10-09 17:15:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not saying that this doesn't have a legitimate use, but the police are generally power hungry control freaks. In the past they would shoot the suspect for no reason or 5 officers would club him 100 times after he is down on the ground. They can't do that now because there is a good chance someone will videotape it and they will be in a lot of trouble. It is probably a lot harder to question using the taser, and from what I've seen on TV it works very quickly.
2006-10-09 17:15:57 · answer #8 · answered by Alan S 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I've been hit with batons, sprayed with oleoresin capsicum, and hit with a taser.
I'll take the the taser thank you.
You have know idea what its like to be in a situation where you have fractions of a second in low light/no light situations where you have to decide (1) right hand, gun or (2) left hand, OC, ASP, Taser, radio, flashlight, etc. Wait, was that a gun or a toy or a wallet? Was that a gunshot or a vehicle backfire?
I know what your thinking, you guys get trained for that. Let me explain something, in a situation like that with all the training in the world, you still have fractions of a second to make a 2 second decision.
Go cry somewhere else. Oh, have a nice day.
2006-10-09 17:15:02 · answer #9 · answered by Judge Dredd 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
As a criminal justice student I think an officer needs to do whatever is NECESSARY to protect themselves in a dangerous situation.
If the suspect would follow the officers orders then there would be no need for the officer to use his taser or any other PROTECTIVE tools.
2006-10-10 07:33:05 · answer #10 · answered by razzyrascal 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋