Queensland Police Union president Cameron Pope said the officer attempted to pacify the man with capsicum spray but was left with no choice but to shoot him... "Her only choice was to lie down and possibly be beaten to death and that choice is not acceptable. ... She was an experienced officer and that was shown - she tried to use physical force first, she tried to use capsicum spray and she's only resorted to the use of a firearm as a last resort."
...Queensland Police Minister Judy Spence said the shooting may have been avoided if the officer had been equipped with a taser gun, which are being rolled out to police across the state. "It's likely that a taser would have been useful."
This sounds like an advertisement for Taser, except...
The suspect was shot in the leg but ran from the scene before being located in a nearby backyard. He is currently under police guard in Rockhampton Hospital. [LINK]
And so?
You want to endanger the lives of ordinary citizens by issuing tasers (which seems inevitably to lead to misuse, overuse and abuse against ordinary folks), in exchange for reducing the risk of death for criminals that are actually beating up a police officer?
If you don't see this as a very bad (evil!!) trade-off, then bone up on 'Karma'.
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