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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
The criminal activity involved in the two incidents up for discussion are "not showing ID in the library" and "going to the airport and not speaking the local language".
I remember when tasers were first introduced. They were "sold" to the public on the idea that they would be an alternative to lethal force. You know -- "now, instead of shooting a violent or threatening offender, we can use the taser to incapacitate them".
So, knowing that, if they hadn't been issued tasers, would the cops in the library/airport situations have been justified in shooting those people?
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Incorrect, because if that were true, thousands upon thousands of people would be tasered daily at airports all around the world. Strangely enough, 99.99% of people flying to countries in which they don't speak the native language, do so without having an interaction at all with law enforcement.
And I don't think they were ever sold as being an alternative to lethal force. They are not an alternative to a gun.