UK cops eye shotgun cartridge Taser

[Kerry_129]

Originally Posted by Tmall

Does anybody remember the Oakland cop who thought he was pulling his taser...

I remember watching the video & thinking "Bullshit he thought he was pulling his tazer!".

Now, lethal/non-lethal rounds that can be fired from the same weapon presents a different safety challenge.

Come to think of it though, I think that if I were the cop facing down a 'bad guy', I would prefer a non-lethal/lethal combination in the same weapon. I sure as hell wouldn't want to be screwing around with a tazer with my primary weapon still holstered if it's my life on the line when things go seriously pear-shaped. I think 1 or 2 tazer rounds backed-up by #00 in the same magazine would make me feel more comfortable, personally.

[Phenix_Rider]

Originally Posted by Kerry_129

I remember watching the video & thinking "Bullshit he thought he was pulling his tazer!".

Now, lethal/non-lethal rounds that can be fired from the same weapon presents a different safety challenge.

Come to think of it though, I think that if I were the cop facing down a 'bad guy', I would prefer a non-lethal/lethal combination in the same weapon. I sure as hell wouldn't want to be screwing around with a tazer with my primary weapon still holstered if it's my life on the line when things go seriously pear-shaped. I think 1 or 2 tazer rounds backed-up by #00 in the same magazine would make me feel more comfortable, personally.

That would be an interesting alternative. Anyone know of a means of alternating loads? Where a user can switch at will I mean. Something like a second magazine or tube? Of course you can always pump your way past a lethal round in a single mag, but that's wasteful.

[shmike]

I don't like it.

Cops were issued tasers as a less than lethal alternative. How many videos or news stories have we seen where the cop decided to use a taser rather than diplomacy or handcuffs?

Now they want to extend their range to 100 feet? Fuck that.

If someone is truly a threat at 100 feet, shoot them.

[Kerry_129]

Originally Posted by shmike

How many videos or news stories have we seen where the cop decided to use a taser rather than diplomacy or handcuffs?

True - but then how many stories/vids have we not seen where someone was tazed & then cuffed, vs. shot & put in a body-bag.

[101lifts2]

Uh Oh......Black People and 72 year old women are gonna get it!

[OneSickPsycho]

For every 1 instance of abuse, you have 100 situations where it could be used properly... The problem that we have is that those 100+ situations where it's used properly don't make good news.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

For every 1 instance of abuse, you have 100 situations where it could be used properly... The problem that we have is that those 100+ situations where it's used properly don't make good news.

Fair enough.

One could argue that for every 1 instance of abuse that makes the news there were 100 situations where abuse took place and no cameras were present.

Why tase someone from 50 - 100 feet? If they are threatening lives, take them out.

If not, I see no reason to give cops another excuse to pull a trigger.