I want to become a police officer and I know that part of the taser training is to actually be shot with one. I am just curious how this feels and what to expect.
2007-08-15 19:27:27 · 12 answers · asked by iwannabeanofficer 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
It depends on the person. For me it was nothing more that feeling a pulsation feeling in my body and I really couldn't move very well.
Other Officers I've seen get hit in training will yell and fall down, others just fall over like a board unable to do anything.
2007-08-15 22:40:25 · answer #1 · answered by mebe1042 5 · 20⤊ 2⤋
Some TASER devices, particularly those used by police departments, also have a "Drive Stun" capability, where the taser is held against the target without firing barbs and is intended to cause pain without incapacitating the target. TASER defines "Drive Stun" as "the process of using the EMD [here = "Electro-Muscular Disruption weapon" = the taser) as a pain compliance technique. This is done by activating the EMD and placing it against an individual’s body. This can be done without an air cartridge in place or after an air cartridge has been deployed.". [11]
A Las Vegas police document says "The Drive Stun causes significant localized pain in the area touched by the TASER but does not have a significant effect on the central nervous system. The Drive Stun does not incapacitate a subject but may assist in taking a subject into custody." [12]
2007-08-15 21:50:27 · answer #2 · answered by Herwan 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I watched an officer get shot on TV.. It looks like it hurts, this guy was big and looks like he probably could have taken some pain, but he acted like he was in a lot of pain. Then he just falls down and cant really do anything for a minute or so except just lie there. It looks like a shocking experience, ha ha.
2007-08-15 19:34:12 · answer #3 · answered by days_o_work 4 · 11⤊ 1⤋
The best way to describe it would be jumping into a cold shower under under the nozzle. Just think of that initial shock of you muscles tighening and not being able to recover until the Taze discharges.
2007-08-15 20:25:31 · answer #4 · answered by Sea Horse 2 · 9⤊ 0⤋
Every muscle in your body becomes rigid at once. This instant 'flex' can be painful if maintained for a period of time. Once the charge is stopped your muscles relax but it feels like they are vibrating. That feeling can last and is uncomfortable for some.
2007-08-15 19:35:14 · answer #5 · answered by t. 4 · 11⤊ 0⤋
Well I haven't read any firsthand reports on the matter, but from the way the targets fall instantly to the ground and writhe like lost souls in heck I'd say it feels real special.
2007-08-15 19:31:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋
Wow! I didnt know that! In the Police training for it you actually get shot? Id like to be the trainer of that class!
2007-08-15 19:31:57 · answer #7 · answered by JJ 5 · 21⤊ 0⤋
i personally have been tasered twice, stun gunned once, pepper sprayed 5.
laying on a massing chair, your whole body falls asleep, you feel numb and hot, and you itch like crazy
2007-08-15 19:31:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
It is NOT fun. However the discomfort is very short-lived. (In particular when compared to being shot with a traditional firearm.)
2007-08-15 19:30:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 11⤊ 0⤋
my boyfriend said it feels like your balls in an electric fence lol, he said have you ever felt one of those electric shocking lighters? its like 1 million times of that with fish hooks sticking out of your skin, my boyfriend isnt a wimp but it happend to him
2007-08-15 19:32:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 2⤋