Tuesday, March 31, 2009

The new RCMP says that Tasers are lethal.


The taser is a very good alternative to a real gun, shocking you with 10,000 volts and immobilizing you. The RCMP has now claimed that these tasers can cause death, especially to the "acutely agitated" Now all uses by an rcmp or any threat to use have to be reported on, and provide a reasonable reason for doing so. The taser training for the rcmp is now to be done every one year instead of every two. The taser is a growing safety device and is a new technology that has to be used with caution.

Earlier this year I was hearing that the rcmp was using the taser a lot more often than they should have been. I think they did this is because they wanted to take the easy way out instead of trying to handle the situation normally. In my opinion the taser is a weapon and should only be used when it HAS to be used, like all weapons. I think that some people have things in there system that have different things in there system that can make the taser even more controversial when they are used. The taser is a good idea, and I think that it is a good idea for the officers to be trained more often. One mistake by someone using this device could end up in death as now known and these training sessions should be held to the highest standard.

Reference:

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090212/rcmp_taser_090212/20090212?hub=TopStories

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