When tazers first hit the street cops told us they would only be used in leiu of bullets. This assurance was made because tazers do have the ability to kill, even if the probability is low. Now tazers are used to gain physical compliance, in the way batons were once used. Unless the police had a situation where bullets were appropriate the tazer never should have left the officer’s belt.
“Unless the police had a situation where bullets were appropriate the tazer never should have left the officer’s belt.”
I fully agree. The TAZOR is a lesser form of “deadly force” and should only be used in the stead of bullet.
Except when an officer’s life is in immediate and obvious danger, a TAZOR should not be used.....and never a merely a means to make someone comply. I do not want to be dogmatic though...I am certain there are other legitimate uses for a TAZOR.