Sunday, November 22, 2009

Tazer Comments

This topic has a lot of you concerned.  There have been several  comments that have been trickling in over the past week or so. I think it is time to review them.  Click Here

This one came in today, and deserves to be in the spotlight:

Rock Star said...
I think a tazer is a very bad idea in Alex Bay. NO offense here but highly trained officers in major metro areas have killed suspects and they are, as I said, real professionals. A mentally ill Utah man had an episode along a remote country road. He was tazered 2 times and died from it. the tapes and the investigation showed he could have been subdued another way or not at all. He was simple running naked along a rural road. Killed in front of his wife and kids sitting in the car. Small town cops with a high tech tool that they think is not a danger is a recipe for a lawsuit. Ditch the tazer, Barney Fife. OR tell me when such a device was needed. I'd like to know if it is needed. Is it??? When would one have been needed in the past?

2 comments:

Sally-Sal said...

When is using a taser needed? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jycsQe1F-sE

Anonymous said...

I believe that since village residents have no say when the VB goes into executive session then all liability for any consequences resulting from their decisions falls on their shoulders alone.