http://themoderatevoice.com/49342/tasers-under-fire-in-australia/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:43:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://themoderatevoice.com/49342/tasers-under-fire-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-222129 EEllis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:32:55 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=49342#comment-222129 The benefits far outway the risks if they are used correctly. By that I mean if they are used in place of other options. The truth is you are no more likely to die after being tased than pepper sprayed or wrestled into compliance. The biggest factor involved seems to be mental health issues and/or drugs/alcohol. If the tasers are used where the police would have taken other restraint options then there is little statistical difference in fatalities but a great difference as far as injuries to officers and surprisingly enough suspects are less likely to be injured by being tased than tackled and hogtied. Like the crazy with the gas. The most likely responce would of been to shoot the guy, so how is the taser worse again? The benefits far outway the risks if they are used correctly. By that I mean if they are used in place of other options. The truth is you are no more likely to die after being tased than pepper sprayed or wrestled into compliance. The biggest factor involved seems to be mental health issues and/or drugs/alcohol. If the tasers are used where the police would have taken other restraint options then there is little statistical difference in fatalities but a great difference as far as injuries to officers and surprisingly enough suspects are less likely to be injured by being tased than tackled and hogtied. Like the crazy with the gas. The most likely responce would of been to shoot the guy, so how is the taser worse again?

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