During some training, I was hit with a taser. It hurt and I couldn’t do anything but fall down. I was over in seconds and I was fine. Its perfect to stop someone without having to use more force.
Tackling someone is more dangerous to the perp and to the cop. I don’t know if it was justified in this circumstance without more accurate facts, but at worse it was not good judgement.
The trouble is that people fall on their head when they lose all control. Few die but many are permanently injured.
Yes, tackling can be more dangerous.
Neither should be used against a shoplifter who is leaving and not threatening anyone