[Danae]

Too bad columnists cant be Zotted. Piece of advise Mr Macomber, DON'T break the law and threaten Police. Obey them. that way no one gets tasered. Besides, I hear it is a damn sight better than the rubber coated bullets. Or would you rather those???

[Roots]

- 50000 volts
- less than 1/10th of an amp
- ZERO deaths - 100% recovery
- Crime rate decline due to the use of tasers: PRICELESS

[endthematrix]

OK, where's my TASER for this guy?

[Psycho_Bunny]

Shawn's brain doesn't work so well.

[fire_eye]

there was nothing heroic about arresting hundreds of people for standing more than four abreast on the sidewalk

That's true, but that's not why the cops were heroes - they were heroes for being willing to tolerate the smell of a mob of doped up, screaming leftists in the line of duty.

[Luddite Patent Counsel]

Macomber is a wuss.

[Republican Wildcat]

At first I thought this was a zot thread with a creative alteration of the headline by the mods. :-)

[Old Professer]

Realistically, 50,000 volts may not be enough; to ensure compliance without damage 100,000 volts would probably serve better as early Tesla experiments show clearly that voltages in this range pulse harmlessly along the surface; in other words we can tickle them into submission, although that isn't very hard to do to a 15 year old already.

[CBart95]

All the yak about voltage aside, we start to get a picture that someone here deeply resents authority and is convinced that our government has somehow invented the war on terrorism. We will keep a sharp eye out for your byline from now on so as not to miss all this important commentary.

[Glenn]

Glenn's first law of law enforcement:

If you provide a stupid LEO with a weapon, sooner or later it will be used in a stupid way.

[stockpirate]

I have to disgree with this person. If you act in a violent way you should be met with violent force..PERIOD

They used to have to shoot these guys and now there is a safer way to handle them with less police action.

Send the person to CA where they have now placed limits on how many flashlight beatings an officer can administer.

[Cogadh na Sith]

SO WHY DOES THIS keep happening?

'Cuz of the Rodney King thing. Tasing doesn't look as bad on video tape as wrasslin' a suspect.

Also 'cuz of affirmative action--a 98lb female mini-cop has no choice but to shoot or taser a suspect, so it has to be department policy so she doesn't get her feelings hurt