Link= Calgary Sun: Real scoop on Tasers buried
Columnist Michael Platt tries to make the point that this taser 'success story' is being ignored. Well, I'll not ignore it. Let's celebrate it.
"Instead of reaching for his gun, a move justified in an obvious case of self-defence, the officer radioed for help, then tried to use a Taser on the man. ... The Calgary cop clearly chose to defend himself in a way least likely to kill the attacker."
That's nice. No seriously! That is actually nice.
"When the Taser didn't work, traditional fisticuffs thankfully did."
"On Tuesday, the Taser failed to stop the suspect, possibly due to his thick clothes. But instead of resorting to a bullet, the officer fought on, eventually wrestling the man into submission."
So thank goodness he had a taser!! (??????) Because... because? Because he didn't have to shoot him with a gun, which he apparently didn't even when the taser was ineffective.
I give up trying to piece the logic together.
But thank goodness he had a taser... (????)
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Yep, I couldn't follow the anti-anti-taser logic either.
As far as I can tell, the piece is saying that asking authorities to reign in police who needlessly taser is wrong because one cop found a taser ineffective and resorted to traditional means of law enforcement. Like you say, it's great that he had that taser right?
Well, I guess I have one to add to this.
There is one fact that isn't mentioned here. The cop DIDN'T resort to the "drive stun mode" option, as happens OFTEN when officers find the initial deployment "ineffective". Kudos to the officer who did his job. Seems odd to have to "celebrate" just doing your job correctly though....wtf?!
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