The Straight Story
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Sat Jan-17-09 02:39 PM
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8. Back when I was a cop (in the mid 80's) we didn't use tasers |
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We were trained to take down a person - had one guy come into jail who went off on me and I got his arm, put it behind his back and cuffed him. And he was a lot bigger than I was.
I can see the use of tasers in some situations, it can be a life saving tool, but I think it is over used and is MORE dangerous to the perp than the cop(s) grabbing them and cuffing them.
It's a judgment call IMHO - I would have rather risked getting a little beaten up by a bloodied and out of it naked woman than tasering her knowing the risks involved (she could have a heart problem and it could kill her, etc).
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