Conrad Black wrote:
> At the inquiry, Dr. Mike Webster who has worked with the police for over
> 30 years says that the police has been "brainwashed" by the taser
> manufacturer to justify "ridiculously inappropriate use of the
> electronic weapon".
>
> The police have been conditioned that the only tool they have is the
> taser. When you think the only tool you have is a hammer, you begin to
> think the world is a nail.
I guess we can expect a load of crap from anyone using the name Conrad
Black. The police are not brainwashed by the taser manufacturer. They have
been provided with a tool that is far safer than the alternatives and are
subject to their agency's Use of Force policies. In most cases, the subject
is momentarily disabled by excruciating pain but after that they suffer
nothing more than a couple of puncture wounds and possible bruising. Death
is rare and usually attributed to some sort of drug overdose. It has not
been demonstrated that tasers have ever caused death, though they may have
been a contributing factor.
>
> The police (neanderthals) need to create a non threatening environment
> to diffuse crisis situations by using calm communication skills, and
> neutral body language. Instead they come in for a quick, simple,
> solution-tasering. The 82 year old hospital bed striken man tasered by
> police in his hospital bed, recovering from heart surgery prior to the
> attack is just one more example of the police's abuse of their
> authority.
Are you making up your factoids as you go? The man was not recovering from
heart surgery. He had had bypass surgery some time in the past. He was
being treated for pneumonia and the police were called because the man was
delirious and pulled out a knife. When the police arrived and he refused to
drop the knife he was tasered, the knife was taken and then he was given the
medical treatment that he needed. He suffered no physical damage from the
taser.
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