Tasers!

05 Jan 08

Taser use in the Big City. This from an LEO with a large, metro area on the West Coast:

"On New Years Eve, one of our Gang Units spotted a wanted suspect. A foot-pursuit through our worst housing project immediately ensued. The suspect jumped into a car full of female 'friends and relatives' and tried to escape. However, we were successful in blocking in the suspect vehicle.

Our officers pulled the recalcitrant suspect from the car, but he was swinging widely and trying to break away. Three females came right out with him, all also actively combative. In addition, several denizens of the projects suddenly showed up, verbally pugnacious and threatening, and ostensibly ready to come to the aid of the suspect.

Out came our Tasers! We straightaway tased the suspect and three of the women. All four went down instantly. All of a sudden: silence! What started as a potentially big fight abruptly ended before reaching critical mass!

The fourth female meekly indicated she didn't want to fight after all, and the group of angry bystanders, who were only too anxious to become physically involved moments before, all simultaneously found something else to do! They quietly backed away and disbursed, wanting nothing further to do with their friend, nor us.

Suspects were all taken into custody and whisked away without additional incident. What could have been a localized riot, ended in a fizzle.

We love our Tasers!"

Comment: Tasers just work too well not to be universally issued to patrol officers! Most of the "controversy" surrounding them is pure wind and has been manufactured by agenda-driven VBCs, who have historically hated policeand every article of equipment we have, or have ever had.

/John