I saw something on the news the other night about the police using tazer guns and the effects on some people. Appearantly there is an issue on how some (criminals) people are having heart attacks from the "shock" of the tazer. Personally, I believe that the police are using the guns to protect themselves and others. If it comes to the point of using the gun then there is an obvious reason for using the gun.
Since when do people who break the law and refuse to cooperate have all the rights? I think it would be better to use a tazer than a firearm. I can't believe that it's come to the point that "alleged" criminals are being treated like saints. I'm all for freedom and our rights as a human being but people are pushing it too far. It's time for people to accept the consequences for their actions. I'm tired of pricey lawyers getting criminals set free because of some stupid technicality. Laws don't seem to be the same anymore. If you have the right lawyer than you're a free man.
I'm just venting but am I the only one who feels this way?
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[cool] Dude, I could not agree with you more. Me being a retired law enforcement officer I know exactly what you mean.
Part of my training required that we be tasered. I can attest that it is not a pleasant experience!
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[cool][#0000ff]It has always been a pet peeve with me that criminals have more rights than their victims. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have friends and relatives in law enforcement, and have been on the "fringes" of that community enough to have a special sympathy for what our officers must endure to "protect" us. The real crime is that a hardworking and conscientious officer must put their life on the line and be careful that they do not infringe upon the human rights of killers, rapists, muggers, thieves and other scum. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It really burns me when a criminal is caught on tape in the perpetration of the crime, and has 50 witnesses who will testify against them in court...and then they get freed on a technicality of human rights violations. I always have to ask "How about the rights of the victims".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Tasers are a great "equalizer". They help outnumbered or overpowered officers to neutralize dangerous captives before they can inflict harm on themselves or others. Sure, some of them suffer medical problems as a result, but usually as a result of having illegal drugs in their systems. Too bad.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Just like catch and release arguments. Sure, some fish still succumb after being released. But they have a better chance of surviving than if they are taken home to the fillet knife. Same with criminals. There may some mortality, but how many other lives are saved by stunning a wild captive with a taser? Too many cops being injured or killed in the line of duty as it is.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That is my "humble" opinion.[/#0000ff]
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Ohboyoboyoboy this one hits my hot button.
A system of laws is basically what makes society work. Without them it would be chaos.
For my part I'd suggest that those who choose to violate those laws should forfeit ALL right to protection under them.
If our law enforcement could simply waste rapists, armed robbers, drug dealers & the like on the spot it wouldn't take long for things to turn around.
I don't give a damn what the bleeding hearts have to say about rehabilitation & all their other liberal crap, if the cost of getting caught is high enough it'll be a mighty strong deterrent. Those for whom it isn't a deterrent are ones we all will be better off without anyway.
I'll bet that it costs society at least the entire tax burden (income, property, sales & use and all the rest) of at least ten law abiding citizens to cover the cost of keeping one of these scum incarcerated.
Now, does it sound like I advocate a police state? Not necessarily but we gotta get control back into the hands of the law abiding segment of our society.
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Under normal circumstances Tazers are a safe method of incapacitating a violator. Newspapers often have headlines like 'Man dies after being tazed' but usually if you read on there are several other factors at work like intoxication, poor health, and positional esphixia. If tazers were lethal, police agencies would not be tazing their own Officers as part of the certification course. I agree that victims rights are often overlooked or sacraficed and as a correctional officer I deal with these violators on a daily basis. They often think of no one but themselves and will say or do anything to avoid jailtime. Attorneys and litigators are as much to blame. They often build their fortunes and reputations by going after these companies that make products that police use as well as going after the Officers themselves. Law Enforcement these days is 50% doing the job and 50% keeping yourself out of trouble.
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