The Advantages of Taser Guns

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Tip 1 - Stun guns not safe for citizens, but benefit police, study finds

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Nayef Elwan | permalink

The use of stun guns by police significantly increases the chances of citizen injury, yet also protects the officers more than other restraint methods, according to a study led by an MSU criminologist.

For further reading: http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2012/stun-guns-not-safe-for-citizens-but-benefit-police-study-finds/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - What Are the Pros & Cons of Taser Guns? | eHow

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jill Wingett | permalink

Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle (TASER) guns are electroshock weapons that emit electric charges to subdue the antagonist target. The force is described as "non-lethal," and is not designed to kill adversaries. These weapons carry distinct pros and cons, which vary according to the intent of the user. Taser guns, like all methods of force,...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/about_5497845_pros-cons-taser-guns.html ^[2]

Tip 3 - Tasers’ Risks and Benefits Aren’t Just Physical

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Bruce Barnaba | permalink

Using Tasers to subdue crime suspects poses some risks, but removing them from law enforcement’s arsenal of tools might be even more harmful, says Sandra Upson in IEEE Spectrum, a magazine published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The main physical threat of the Taser is that its shock might cause heart muscles [...]

For further reading: http://blogs.wsj.com/informedreader/2007/12/13/tasers-risks-and-benefits-arent-just-physical/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - Tasers Pros and Cons

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Venus Banuelos | permalink

The debate over the pros and cons of tasers has always heated up whenever there has been a taser death. The following article deals with the positives and negatives in detail.

For further reading: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/tasers-pros-and-cons.html ^[4]

Tip 5 - Police Taser Use: Cost-Benefit Analysis

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Unmesh Brahme | permalink

In response to a commenter's assertion in my Police Taser Deaf, Retarded Man post that "officers are killed in the line of duty are the time," Jim Henley
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For further reading: http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/police_taser_use_cost-benefit_analysis/ ^[5]