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 woodruffw on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @06:32PM (#37330018)

I don't think the GP was at significant risk of dying from a fall in stationary heels; this is a distraction.

> The alternatives to tazing someone are pepper spray (has it's own deaths caused by it) or 9mm which is quite a bit more fatal.

The alternative is none of the above. American police use "less-lethal" weaponry to a far greater extent (and with far more ease) than comparable countries.

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Re:At Taser maker Axon, ex-staffers say loyalty meant being ... by vorpalhex on Thursday August 31, 2023 @09:20AM (#37336732)

Talking about deaths is silly without talking about the rate of those deaths. That's the point of the high heels kill people.

If you remove LTL options, then yes American cops will do what UK cops do and use unarmed strikes. That means repeatedly striking, hitting and keeping in a stress position a suspect.

Striking people kills them. It kills them at a much, much, much higher rate than pepper spray or tasers.

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