yet if you google there are news articles about them being used on Dementia sufferers, One legged wheel chair bound people, and others above retirement age.
same, they should go straight to guns
Why don't you join the police and dish out your own brand of justice, see how far you get.
And then thrown under the bus by your superiors.
Friend of a friend went from being a firearms officer to a train driver for exactly these reasons.
This is classic Britain these days - its very easy - dont want taser'd do as you're told. If the police say stop / drop the knife / calm down or whatever it may be - just do it. Far too often we see people trying to place the police in the wrong. I've never seen or heard of anyone being tasered who did as they were asked.I don't really agree with Tasers, they should be a last resort when the officer is in danger.
I've seen videos where they have been used just because someone isn't cooperating and the police just can't be bothered to resolve the situation properly, or when someone is running away.
according to this BBC article they are meant to be used when someone is in danger, the only danger if a suspect is running away from a non violent crime is that the police might have to get some exercise
It's almost like a time saving device.
When can the police use a Taser?
As we learn that black people are "three times more likely" to be Tasered, we find out when the police can use them.www.bbc.co.uk
I guess thats around the time when they were introduced.
yet if you google there are news articles about them being used on Dementia sufferers, One legged wheel chair bound people, and others above retirement age.
the one legged guy did have a knife however, but in a wheel chair surely you could just block him in or whatever?
The dementia suffer could only walk with a frame, so could easily have been out walked.
Wasn't there a guy who got shot in his private parts too?
Remember when the police disarmed some guy wielding a machete, and they did it only with the use of riot shields.
it made the news worldwide because in USA etc they would have just shot him.
So would we these days straight in with the taser, it's like the ability for officers to reason with people, show a bit of compassion and understanding disappeared, as they no longer need to.
or just be properly trained in the first place and not panic use a taser.
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I don't really agree with Tasers, they should be a last resort when the officer is in danger.
I've seen videos where they have been used just because someone isn't cooperating and the police just can't be bothered to resolve the situation properly, or when someone is running away.
according to this BBC article they are meant to be used when someone is in danger, the only danger if a suspect is running away from a non violent crime is that the police might have to get some exercise
It's almost like a time saving device.
When can the police use a Taser?
As we learn that black people are "three times more likely" to be Tasered, we find out when the police can use them.www.bbc.co.uk
I guess thats around the time when they were introduced.
yet if you google there are news articles about them being used on Dementia sufferers, One legged wheel chair bound people, and others above retirement age.
the one legged guy did have a knife however, but in a wheel chair surely you could just block him in or whatever?
The dementia suffer could only walk with a frame, so could easily have been out walked.
Wasn't there a guy who got shot in his private parts too?
Remember when the police disarmed some guy wielding a machete, and they did it only with the use of riot shields.
it made the news worldwide because in USA etc they would have just shot him.
So would we these days straight in with the taser, it's like the ability for officers to reason with people, show a bit of compassion and understanding disappeared, as they no longer need to.
