New LAPD flashlights are too small to be used as weapons (Disarm Police /Empower Criminals update)

KESQ-3 TV / AP ^ | March 31, 2007

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New LAPD flashlights are too small to be used as weapons

LOS ANGELES The L-A-P-D has decided that smaller is better when it comes to flashlights.Police Chief William Bratton is scheduled to unveil new flashlights today that are brighter than the ones they use now, but too small to be used as a weapon.

 The idea for the new ten-inch torch was conceived just days after news cameras broadcast images of L-A-P-D officers beating a car-theft suspect with a two-pound, two-foot long standard issue flashlight.

 Bratton banned the large flashlights after the 2004 beating and called for manufacturers to create a smaller, brighter flashlight.

 A-C-L-U Southern California director Ramona Ripston praised the L-A-P-D for the equipment change.

 She says it's an "important step in the right direction."

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Pelican 7060 LED - Features

 

 

ABOUT PELICAN PELICAN FACTS CEO BIO PRESS RELEASE IMAGES

7060 LED SPECIFICATIONS

In a rare collaboration between public and private sectors, the City of Los Angeles Police Department™ (LAPD) has partnered with Pelican Products to develop the Pelican 7060 LED as the standard issue tactical/patrol flashlight for all its officers.

The Pelican 7060 LED light employs new dual switch technology that allows the light to be activated by either a body-mounted patrol switch or a tail-mounted tactical switch. The dual switches, which include a momentary mode, allows the user to grip the light in several positions and still control activation. The light incorporates rechargeable Lithium-Ion batteries for maximum brightness and light weight.

 

7060 LED Configurations
Cat. #		Description		Sug. Retail
7060		7060 LED (Boxed)		$199.95

7060 LED Specifications
Light Source	Tested Lumen Value
LED	130.0
Batteries	Battery Burn Time	Battery Pack/Charging Time
1 3.7v, 2200mAh Lithium-Ion (Included)	1.5 hrs.	Charging Dock 4-5 hours
Watts	Voltage
4.4	3.7
Length	Weight w/Batteries	Weight w/o Batteries
8.65" (22 cm)	10.4 oz. (0.29 kg)	8.2 oz. (0.23 kg)

[SoldierMedic]

"The idea for the new ten-inch torch was conceived just days after news cameras broadcast images of L-A-P-D officers beating a car-theft suspect with a two-pound, two-foot long standard issue flashlight. "

I keep one of those flashlights under the front seat of my car. There's lots of crazy people on the road these days.

[SGCOS]

$200.00???
You gotta be kidding me...

[Wormwood]

There's lots of crazy people on the road these days.

Some with badges.

[JohnLongIsland]

many a flashlights have saved cops lives, next step is water pistols instead of 9mm.

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Southern California Ping

[heywaitadarnminute]

Keep the big flashlights, make the bad guys buy helmets.

[Rastus]

It's the same logic either way. If a cop misuses his weapon, whether it be a flashlight or a service revolver, it is the cop who is at fault and should be dealt with accordingly. But, the gun grabbers are now flashlight grabbers, I guess.

[mewzilla]

Jeez, they should just get Maglites. The big, hefty ones.

[yankeedame]

There's lots of crazy people on the road these days.

Some with badges.

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Even more in appointed government jobs.

[MediaMole]

There was a local cop known as "Motorola Man" for his creative use of the department-issued radio.

[magslinger]

Didn't the city consider the fact that the old flashlights probably kept some incidents from escalating to the point where sidearms are used?

[USNBandit]

$200 dollars more and you could by each police officer a backup gun, instead.

[cripplecreek]

The Malice Green signature series.



When standard just isn't good enough.

[neverhillorat]

Rudy is behind this.(sorry, but I wanted to be the first to balame him)

[misterrob]

You can do fine with a light like this in one hand and a baton in the other. Take away someone's sight and they are toast.

[txroadkill]

This is kind of pointless now, not only is the taser much more effective, it's 100 times more fun to use.

[mewzilla]

Well, I don't recall Anthony Abatte needed one of those to beat up that bartender.

I'd still give LEOs the Maglites.

[szweig]

Just about any Surefire two or three cell light will momentarily blind the perp. And have you seen their Magnum six-cell number? It'll blind you for a loooong time...SSZ

[ThomasThomas]

It has a grenade grip, maybe the battery explodes if you throw it at them.