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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Again, more nuance: a lot of the money spent on things that are meant to make police's job easier and safer would be better spent on training with existing equipment. In particular, one of the issues is officers being over-reliant on their tools - the department spends a bunch of money on a fancy gadget for everyone, and they're jumping at the chance to use it... See the video below.
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It's not that simple. Do you think it's preferable to arrest a violent individual with a TASER which usually results in no injury to the individual or a beating with a baton which could very well result in broken bones. Do you think less lethal shotgun rounds should be used before real bullets when possible? Relying on police notes or requiring them to wear body cameras?
These are "gadgets". I think I can see where you're going with your post. No new tool is a panacea, there's a reason why officer presence and verbal intervention are continuous on use of force continuums. Obviously verbal deescalation is the preferable outcome in every situation when a police officer is dispatched to a call for service. Sometimes that just doesn't happen and force must be used, I would rather have a tool at my disposal that allows me to resolve an incident with the least amount of harm.