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Tranquilizer guns are not always used on animals. Sometimes they just have to be shot. And humans are sometimes Tasered so your observation is not really valid.

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H

2007-11-14 22:23:59 · answer #1 · answered by H 7 · 6 0

Police have tools that allow escalation of force. The first being the verbal command. Aside from that they have the OC spray, the baton, tazers, and a firearm.
The officer uses which ever is necessary in the given situation. They are not psychopaths who enjoy killing people at the drop of a hat. Some of the people that the police encounter are of that variety. There is no reason to suggest that police should tranquilize a violent suspect. The tranquilizer dosn't take effect immediately like movies would suggest. In the amount of time it takes for the tranquilizer to take effect, good cops could lose their lives. The police have tazers and guns for these situations. Lastly, it's easier to explain to the public why some hopped-up crackhead was shot to death by the police rather than to go to a deceased officer's family and explain the officer died beacuse the officer was required to use less than lethal force on a violent suspect who wouldn't do the same.

The tranquilizer can be used on animals because most animals aren't going to be h*ll bent on killing the guy with the tranquilizers. And, like the others said, that animal isn't going to have a gun and be shooting at anything that moves.

2007-11-15 11:35:03 · answer #2 · answered by Matt M 5 · 0 0

We do not use bullets to stop a human unless the present a hazard to the officer or another person. When a person needs to be subdued and is not in immediate threat to anyone, non-lethal menas are used such as Mace and Peppeer spray.

When animals are being subdued and are not attacking, a tranquilizer is often, but not always, used. If the animal is attacking, a tranquilizer is ineffective and the person will resort to using bullets.

So, it either case, if the person or animal in question is not presenting a hazard to the officer, he will use non-lethal means of subduing. If, on the other hand, the animal or person presents is attacking and presents a hazard to the oficer or anyone else, lethal means will be used to stop the attack.

Whether an animal or a human, if it is confined within an enclosure and cannot attack the officer, non-lethal means are used. If either the animal or a person is unconfined and presenting an immediate hazard to the officer or someone else, lethal means will be employed if time does not premit the use of non-lethal means.

So it is not as simple as you present it, tranquilizers for animals and bullets for humans. Bottom line, under similar conditions, similar means are used in both cases. No difference.

2007-11-14 23:24:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3 0

People are only shot when they pose an imminent threat themselves.
And nobody tries a tranquilizer dart on a charging Cape buffalo or grizzly. If they pose the same level of threat, they get shot with a real bullet that's a lot larger than the ones used on people.
The idea is to protect one's own hide, and one uses what's needed. Sorry, but if somebody's trying to kill me, my sympathy level drops considerably. The time for regrets is after the threat is removed.

2007-11-15 05:24:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

To put it simply, tranquilizer syringe darts are not instantanious. The target may take a minute or more to become incapicated. In that minute or so, they can still pull a trigger, kill a hostage, or detonate an explosive.
A semi-tranquilized animal simply must be avoided until the drug takes effect. A semi-tranquilized human is still capible of making desperate, potentially deadly, decisions and acting upon them.

2007-11-15 05:31:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

Tranquilizers are used on humans too when the immediate danger to others is minimal. I.E. if a dude is threatening to blow everyone up with a bomb, he get stopped by a bullet, not a tazer, OC, or other less lethal means. For what its worth, if an animal poses an immeditate threat, it shot also.

2007-11-15 00:34:10 · answer #6 · answered by Charles B 4 · 2 0

Police have a couple of means to "tranquilize" out-of-control people -- mace spray, rubber bullets, and tasers. If those don't work, and the suspect presents a danger to himself or others, real bullets are used. The same responses are used for animals, except for the mace, rubber bullets, and tasers.

2007-11-14 20:01:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 7 0

Both are used on animals...if a trank round kills a bear - oh well - we tried.

Different set of rules for people; even out-of-control ones.

2007-11-15 09:41:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Wild animals don't shoot cops while the tranquilizer is taking effect.

2007-11-15 00:22:32 · answer #9 · answered by mountainclass 3 · 3 0

I don't agree with you as it is becoming more and more common for the police to use the "Taser" or "Mace" to disable a violent person. It is only a last resort that a firearm will be used. No police officer wants to shoot anyone, they want to "protect" us.

2007-11-14 20:02:37 · answer #10 · answered by Jambo 6 · 6 0

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