At Taser maker Axon, ex-staffers say loyalty meant being tased or tattooed

Re:At Taser maker Axon, ex-staffers say loyalty meant being ... by treis on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @05:52PM (#37329644)

I'm mildly ok with this. The cops seem to use these pretty willy nilly for how painful and dangerous they seem. There's a kind of karmic balance in executives suffering the same ordeal that they unleashed into the world. Appeals to my sense of balance.

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Re:At Taser maker Axon, ex-staffers say loyalty meant being ... by rx_tx on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @06:05PM (#37329761)

I think the issue is less execs getting tased, but more peer pressuring any and all employees to "ride the lightning" and get tased, lest they be shunned as not being "all in". (similar for getting company logo tattoos as the article mentions.)

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Re:At Taser maker Axon, ex-staffers say loyalty meant being ... by Stevvo on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @05:59PM (#37329709)

Part of the training for any cop that is issued a taser is getting tazed.

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Re:At Taser maker Axon, ex-staffers say loyalty meant being ... by antiterra on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @07:12PM (#37330340)

Context matters, though. Being punched hard in the face in your martial arts class is very different than being sucker punched in public by a stranger. Cops tasering each other on gym mats are definitely not having the experience a citizen would.

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