How Taser inserts itself into investigations involving its own weapons

Re:How Taser inserts itself into investigations involving it... by athenot on Thursday September 07, 2017 @04:37PM (#15195479)

Or... teach the police how to use their elbows, knees and fists.

Then again, many members of the police have a hard time chasing a suspect by foot and are nowhere near in condition for even basic martial arts.

Fun story: my massage therapist witnessed someone running away from a morbidely obese policeman and asked him if he needed help. Policeman agreed so he chased him accross a small parking lot. The policeman took his car to meet them a few hundred feet away and was still winded from his earlier attempt at running.

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Re:How Taser inserts itself into investigations involving it... by burkaman on Thursday September 07, 2017 @04:41PM (#15195512)

That's an and, not an or. Fists are dangerous too if you use them incorrectly. Police should know how to subdue someone with no weapons, a taser, or a gun, and know when each one is appropriate.

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Re:How Taser inserts itself into investigations involving it... by ceejayoz on Thursday September 07, 2017 @04:39PM (#15195499)

That's not a fun story. That's a terrifying story. Cops can deputize a random passerby with no training to intervene in a chase?

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Re:How Taser inserts itself into investigations involving it... by cc439 on Thursday September 07, 2017 @05:53PM (#15196111)

>Or... teach the police how to use their elbows, knees and fists.

Well say goodbye to women serving as patrol officers. Also, elbows, knees, and fists are lethal weapons, just ask Eric Garner.

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