In addition to issues demonstrated on the body cam footage, there’s the fact of the limited range of a taser, and the inability to engage multiple targets (or even the same target if the first attempt fails).
I’m not a cop. I’m probably by myself. I likely don’t have backup en-route. I have no obligation to take a “suspect” into custody. I have no obligation to care about the well being of an individual threatening myself or my family with deadly force beyond calling 911 and requesting EMS along with LE once his ability to threaten me is neutralized.
September 11th, 2019 at 12:02 am
In addition to issues demonstrated on the body cam footage, there’s the fact of the limited range of a taser, and the inability to engage multiple targets (or even the same target if the first attempt fails).
I’m not a cop. I’m probably by myself. I likely don’t have backup en-route. I have no obligation to take a “suspect” into custody. I have no obligation to care about the well being of an individual threatening myself or my family with deadly force beyond calling 911 and requesting EMS along with LE once his ability to threaten me is neutralized.