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Originally Posted by Azure
IMO, if a police officer sees the need to use a taser....he should also the need to use his firearm....should a taser not be present.
In other words....I think the taser should be used as a weapon to avoid having to 'kill' or fire upon whoever is posing an 'extreme' threat.
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An officer can use a baton on someone who is being combative but not their sidearm. Do you not think it appropriate that a taser cannot be used in the same situation?
I actually see no problem with re-classifying the taser as an impact weapon. But if you want to change it to leathal force, than you might aswell get rid of the thing because an officer will most certainly go for their firearm over a taser in those situations especialy if there is only one officer present.