Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Should Law Enforcement use Tasers?
The article in The Week describes the amazing popularity of Taser guns in law enforcement as opposed to guns. The Taser guns are a different for of enforcement that are a substitute for using real guns to persuade criminals to give up easily. These guns, however, do cause much pain but without bullet holes to show for it. When someone is “tased”, the gun sends volts of electricity through the body that make the criminals fall to the ground without giving up a fight. Recently though, an investigation has taken place because of ninety-three deaths associated with the Taser gun. The Taser Company based in Arizona has made statements that most of the victims of the Taser deaths were due to the people being high on drugs or had previous medical problems. The only tests that they base their product on though are on a pig and a few dogs.