Out of the Fryingpan, and into the Fires of Hell

EDMONTON - Some Edmonton police officers have chosen not to carry tasers because of the controversy the weapons attract, despite believing the devices are valuable tools. While testifying as a witness in a disciplinary hearing for two other officers, Const. Mike Wasylyshen said he has stopped carrying a taser because of past criticisms. "I had some bad luck with a Taser incident in 2002, to be honest." In October 2002, Wasylyshen used a taser to wake up Randy Fryingpan, 16, who was passed out in a car. The incident was heavily criticized and a judge later threw out a charge against Fryingpan. [LINK]

Well, at least this Hey-wake-up BUZZ!! incident happened back in 2002 when tasers were 'safe' 'because' the current waveform from the older 1999-era M26 taser was high frequency and low duty cycle. Unlike the X26 taser introduced in mid-2003 that has a low frequency waveform and a continuous 100% duty cycle. [LINK]


Tasers seem inextricably linked to misuse, abuse, and overuse. I'd rather the police had Uzi machine guns. At least there is a moral force to minimize the use of machine guns. There seems to be no such moral limits on use of tasers --> Hey wake-up! BUZZ! {Rolls eyes}

Perhaps one of the fundamental problems with tasers is that the effect is almost entirely internal (invisible). If the taser barbs were much larger and left huge gaping wounds gushing blood, then perhaps the abuse would be reduced.

There is obviously something seriously wrong, almost perverted, happening in the official Taser-certified training. The wrong message has been issued to those given these weapons --> Hey wake-up! BUZZ! {Rolls eyes}

Time for a moratorium to allow time to retrain everyone that has anything to do with these weapons.

And all the so-called experts are the first ones that require intervention and almost an exorcism of Taser propaganda.