Bill wants more toys for The AFP

Look Right, you moron.

Tooks is on the money with this one.

The relevant Police forces have to consider a number of options available to its members. Non-lethal options are obviously preferable. OC was introduced which saw a decrease in incidents where Police were using batons and gave them an option preferable to lethal force. Tasers are another option.

Look right – the way you waded into this one shows your lack of knowledge on the subject – have you ever seen an angry person?

Look Right, I don’t want to go into specifics of the incident I mentioned, but I can assure you a Taser would’ve been considered (and most likely used) had one been available. That incident was played out over about 40 minutes, with other options used (OC spray, negotiation etc).

On your other point, I agree that Police already have enough options on their belts to deal with any situation. The Taser would just provide one more non-lethal force option.

The way I see it is the cops have enough options on their belts. Another tool on their belt is another tool that might be used in an unjustified manner at an incident where the tools they have are adequate.

The legislation that cops work under in regards to acts where certain lethal tools may be used would not necessarily have meant that a taser would have been utilised at the above mentioned incident.

“My guess is that”… well, that’s just the way I started the sentence. Does it really mean I am guessing? I think not.

Look Right. “My guess is that…”

Exactly. You are guessing, therefore you have no idea what you’re talking about. Ignorance is bliss.

One of the worst ideas you’ve read? I guess you missed the recent news about NSW Police giving Tasers to their senior officers. Not exactly my idea then, is it?

In the fairly recent shooting of an offender in Woden, the shift Sgt was at that job. If he had a Taser that night, then said offender would not have been shot with a Glock.

Shift Sgts often back up their teams at jobs involving violence or the threat of violence. There would be numerous occasions where a Sgt would be at a job within seconds of other patrol cars turning up. Notice I said seconds, not minutes.

At the moment, if a Taser is required at a job, the SRS have to come out. Which would take much much longer than a Sergeant.

Hey Tooks,

How long do you expect the cops to wait till their shift Sgt gets to the job. My guess is that it would all be over by other means if connies had to wait that long for a taser.

One of the worst ideas on this site I’ve read.

The U.S. Marines had a great non lethal weapons program that came up with this immobilising “silly string” that would stick and expand on the individual making it difficult to move, it would be funny as hell to see the cops go through civic on a friday or saturday night dealing with difficult folk in this manner. It’s also non toxic so it is great with kids.

I reckon the 000 emergency number should be replaced by a big AFP light that could be shone on the night clouds when police help was needed

“Don’t tase me bro!”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3FFnpS-eYA

Actually that’s not a bad idea. Since the judges are going to punish them by waving a moist warm lettuce at them anyway, the cops can get in first and give them a bloody good tazering they won’t forget.