Re: Tasers

On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:27:09 -0400, "Sharon Too"
<askformyaddy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>> Oh never mind the legal technicalities.....like the one where you're
>> innocent until proven guilty.
>>
>> Oh and the last time I looked there was a process for sentencing
>> someone to the death penalty.  The police can't just do it on their
>> own.
>
>Tasering is done for the same reasons that the cops shoot at subjects. It
is 
>a resort left for when the subject will not cooperate and is harmful to
the 
>cops, themselves or others. Would you rather get tased or shot? Because
if 
>you are evading arrest or putting others in danger, that's what will
happen. 
>Cops don't go around tasering individuals because they're playing 
>judge/jury.

That's true in situations where they would have to shoot someone but
tasering has become common for uncooperative suspects. Remember the
"Don't tase me, bro!" guy? They were never going to shoot him since he
wasn't threatening anyone but they didn't hesitate to taze him
multiple times.  I've also it used a number of times when a suspect
won't leave a vehicle without force. 

I'm not saying that the tazer isn't a good invention and that it's use
hasn't saved lives since I'm sure it has. It's just that it's subject
to abuse since it's seen as relatively harmless. Particularly since
most criminals seem to be young and relatively healthy.