“Take away Tasers and what is a cop under assult going to do?”
Oh, I don’t know, get their uniforms dirty, break a nail, stub their widdle toes?
How about doing what officers did before these citizen-torture devices were allowed?
They took the job, THEY should bear the burden of these confrontations not every citizen sap that dares to offend their new found fluffiness.
Between this and sound cannons law enforcement is starting to appear like a bunch of pantywaists.
I lose a little more respect for them with every new story of some old person, sick person, young person, or crippled person that these shock therapists abuse.
I suppose your model policeman would be what? English Bobbies who'll smack you down with their hard hats? How about people showing some common sense and refraining from being unruly and threatening? I'll wait until we see the video before making judgment, seems like there is always a video these days. I'm sure the cops didn't just run back to the guy the store clerk pointed out as causing trouble and Taser him. Yes sir and yes mam are the best way to address an officer. An no I'm not giving up any of my freeping god given rights by being sober and reasonable. I bet you wouldn't even give officers a clothing allowance to replace all the rips, body fluid contamination, etc they get in doing their daily job. BTW to carry a TASER you have to be tazed. Want one?