The tazer was originally intended to be an altenative to deadly force in dangerous situations. I had no problems with that. I would much rather see a knife wielding crazy tazed, than a police officer stabbed trying to disarm them. As it stands now, the tazer is used routinley and frequently to get people to obey police commands. I have seen so many incedents of it’s use recently, to force obedience, that have decided that it’s use should be ended. 50,000 volts can and does kill. Police agencys across the country are totally out of control with this technology. As for anyone who disagrees with me on this, You will probably change your mind when you encouter a rude unreasonable officer who trounces on your rights. Stop and argue, get tazed.
I'll taser you for that!!!
Is there a reporting requirement for police departments to record and publically report the number of incidents of taser discharges?
If not, there should be, IMHO.