Tasers Set To ‘On’
All frontline policemen are to be issued with Taser stun guns to confront and disable suspects. These fire a 50,000 volt charge though the body, disabling anyone who gets hit. Jacqui Smith, Home Secretary, said:
Taser is making a real difference on our streets, not only keeping the public safe but also protecting our police officers. I am committed to giving our police the weapons they need to get crime off our streets.
I do not believe that Tasers can make our streets safer. They give the police an extra weapon, yes, and one that is non-lethal. But the widespread roll-out of such weapons - for they are indeed weapons - encourages criminals to get them, or an equivalent, in order to maintain the status quo with the police.
What is wrong with the police having as their standard weapon what effectively amounts to a stick? All frontline officers do not require use of tasers. The more weapons the police have, the more criminals require in order break the law “safely” - and so more innocent people [and policemen] are wounded or die.
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