The Arizona Republic
Jul. 18, 2004
Michael Chow/The Arizona Republic
Chandler Police officer John Somerville shows off a taser gun shown without a cartridge.
Posted on 12/22/2004 10:00:57 PM PST by NormsRevenge
OK, where's my TASER for this guy?
100mA?!?!?? No way! 5kW peak?!?! It's way less than that.
Shawn's brain doesn't work so well.
The Arizona Republic
Jul. 18, 2004
Michael Chow/The Arizona Republic
Chandler Police officer John Somerville shows off a taser gun shown without a cartridge.
Yeah, that's why I put "less than"... 1/10th is the leathal limit, right? I knew it was something way less than that.
Uhmmm, do you really think you would hear about it if there were some deaths?
It would sort of be swept under the rug, like the deaths caused by abortion.
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.
Macomber is a wuss.
At first I thought this was a zot thread with a creative alteration of the headline by the mods. :-)
I share some of the restraint you express. The fact that a Taser is considered to be "Non-Lethal" means of restraint (A good thing IMO) might well be a reason for using it excessively.
Whether or not one agrees with the article the fact of using the Taser in some pretty bizarre situations (Hand Cuffed, Wheel Chair Bound individuals) would appear to be instances where, if it were not available, other effective means of subduing the individual would be used - Means which would present no greater danger to the police than the Taser method does. That, coupled with the fact that the device just might be lethal to some individuals in some instances would suggest that it should be used as sparingly as possible. IMO the ease of use and it's availability seem to be supporting excessive use of the device
I'm getting all tingly all over. ;-)
btw , To all those who are unloading on Shawn (He has a blog thingy too and writes for FRontPagemag,), have any of you seen any of his other workor are you all just venting on him for being arrested. Millions of people get arrested every year , yaknow. What's the crime in that?
I forgive you for being willing to think outside of the box. :-)
Another thing is the sad fact that not all police are good people and I suspect that in some instances (Rare I hope) This Tasr is used as a means of nonlethal punishment - Again, something that would happen less if the device was not as easily used and considered nonlethal albeit painful.
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.
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.
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