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Originally Posted by Bent Wookie
Possibly, but the key difference between a gun and taser is a gun is lethal force.
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if this research is correct that a taser can cause a lethal amount of adrenaline to be released by the body, is it also not possible that it could cause a very large amount to be released so that it simply damages some organs such as the heart, kidneys, etc but not actually kill the victim?
so if its possible that a taser can cause death directly as the one article states, contribute to it via causing an overdose of adrenaline, or cause organ damage through very high levels of adrenaline, do you still feel that tasers are being used and classified correctly?
i'm not saying 'ban tasers' just like i'm also not saying cops shouldn't carry guns; if the situation
necessitates it, tase away. but i also don't think that tasers are being given the proper respect and are being relied on too heavily in situations that don't
require that kind of force.