My understanding is that tazers and other electric shocks, if delivered with the right frequency that they interfere with the rhythm of the heart can cause it to stop beating or to beat arhythmically (I'm sure I've spelt that wrong). If that is true, there really is no right way to use a tazer and it comes down to where you hit them on the body and the timing of the shock as to whether you will kill them.
Consider that in Australia and many other countries tazers are illegal for use by both police and citizens. This is because those countries do not deem them safe for use. Australias rate of violent crime is much lower than the United States (especially homicides).
Some type of force was probably required in this case. I think a baton to the head would have done fine. Shoot her in the legs :-)
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Originally Posted by BigBen
And for me to be ENTIRELY POLITICALLY INCORRECT:How many law enforcement officers using Tasers have been 95 pound females? These competent, intelligent, seasoned officers MUST escalate their level of force when confronted in a physical situation. A 275 pound man can walk into violence and not resort to pepper spray, Tasers or a baton. He wades in and gets the job done. The Woman has to reach for her Batman utility belt when
someone sneezes.
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I'm not sure whether you were making this point seriously but I agree with this. We don't hire petite female security guards, we hire (at least in Oz) almost exclusively Tongans and Islanders. No one says that that is racist - they are obviously the best person for the job. But when its a state position we have to hire people based on politics.