If citizens take a look at an officer's duty belt, which includes firearms, batons, chemical sprays ... they will clearly see that Taser technology is a more humane and safer alternative for use-of-force options. |
It will truly cause incapacitation. |
It's like a lightbulb. Once it stops (sending the electrical impulse), it's off, ... There are no lingering effects, none. It's a very clean tool, very safe. |
Or do citizens want to go back to the cave man days of using batons as clubs? |
The ACLU is correct in that good policies and training go hand-in-hand, but it is properly the responsibility of each agency to set their own policy based upon the totality of the circumstances, for any use of force, including Taser device employment, |
The ACLU is correct in that good policies and training go hand-in-hand, but it is properly the responsibility of each agency to set their own policy based upon the totality of the circumstances, for any use-of-force, including Taser device deployment, |
There are some pepper sprays that don't mix well with Tasers. |
There are thousands of documented cases where Taser systems were successfully deployed by officers confronted with dangerous or deadly force situations by extremely violent, emotionally disturbed or suicidal subjects, |
We've never lost a case, and we've never settled a case or do we ever have any intentions of settling a case, |
What we do know is that Taser technology saves lives every day and that medical experts studying Taser devices have concluded that they are a safer means to subdue violent individuals who could harm law enforcement officers, innocent citizens or themselves compared to other use of force options, |