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Originally Posted by Azure
Well if the alternative if shooting them....I think a taser is better.
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The problem is, they are not being used as the alternative to shooting by many officers. They are still a weapon which can be lethal and need to be treated as such.
It seems the addition of a device which has been incorrectly classified as 'non lethal' has left far to many officers trigger happy.
They are less lethal than guns but by no means not dangerous.
I think officers get the wrong idea because they have seen so many people (in training or like you and I through media) survive a shocking, and many have to undergo it themselves to use them.
But taking a bullet can be non lethal too, and they don't make an officer do that to become part of the force.