Punjabi Police Discover Newest Law Enforcement Gadget, The Taser
November 5th, 2009 10:44 AM | by Steve Anderson | 3 Comments
The Punjab police, ladies and gentlemen, have stepped boldly into twenty-first century law enforcement technology by receiving a consignment of Tasers, the first of their kind in India.
They’ve become both ubiquitous and infamous in the United States, the devices fire a pair of darts connected to the base unit by thin cables with transmit an electrical current into the subject, thus incapacitating him.
The Punjab police have apparently ordered enough Tasers to outfit two entire battalions.
Tales of gross misuse of Tasers follow them literally everywhere, with the classic cry of “Don’t tase me, bro!” intermingling with stories of the devices being used for torture as they don’t leave marks on the body. Considering the sheer amount of bad press these things have taken over the years, it’s a wonder any police department is actually looking at them.
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“t’s a wonder any police department is actually looking at them.”
Because police departments study the facts of taser’s use, that are very favorable, and don’t put much stock in “tales” told in the media or by zealous activists.
Amen Jodo. I have to weigh in on this article’s closing. The reason law enforcement worldwide is accepting TASER technology is that it’s the missing tool in the tool box that offers a safer and effective response to resistance while enhancing law enforcement accountability. It’s proven to reduce injuries to both officers AND suspects. The bottom line is that pain compliance tools can’t match this safer technology when compared to fists, kicks, batons, K-9 bites, and impact munitions. The proof is in the results. One independent study sponsored by the US Department of Justice showed that of 1,201 TASER deployments, 99.75 percent of the suspects had no significant injury. Next time, get the facts…
Steve Tuttle
Vice President of Communications
TASER International
I don’t know, Jodo–there’s plenty of anecdotal evidence on this point. A LOT of misuse going on, and that bit about their use as torture devices also carries some documentation. Let’s not be too quick to dismiss the “tales told in the media or by zealous activists”.