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Originally Posted by jasonglh
While I find the use of the taser on the neck questionable...
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Why?
The Taser when used in a drive stun technique (as the Officer did) and as MAB32 stated in his scenario the Taser is less effective because it effects less area on the body. To compensate for the lack of effected tissue you must place the Taser in an area that is more "receptive" to the electricity.
As MAB32 stated and with the case in point, by placing the Taser on the thigh (a large muscle group). Yes it hurts, BUT by no means will it stop someone; in my experience doing a drive stun to an area such as the thigh or large muscle group. waists time and further aggrevates the individual you are fighting. [Not a knock on you MAB32 I fully understand you gotta go for what is available at the time]
So we train (and Taser strongly recommonds that) you preform drive stuns to the cartoid artery, the cyadic (sp?) nerve, common peronial, the tibail nerve, or the pelvic area (aka the groin) because all of these areas are very senistive and when done properly strongly discourage the individual from continuing there non-compliant behavior.
Additionally besides this chick's lack of common sense (by not obeying a lawful order by a Police Officer). How can she think that she's in the right, even after the Officer displayed the Taser to her and said that unless she complied he would be forced to Taser her....Maybe she should have trusted the individual wearing the badge and just gone along with his directions, sign the ticket and if she thought he was wrong argue it in court not on the side of the road.
I'm with Brew Monkey I'm tired of people being stupid, stubborn, arrogant, and think they should have a pissing contest with an Officer on the side of the road, just because they "think" they are right.
Mr. Harsey,
Please file a formal complaint next time. That kind of crap that rookie pulled is bullshit and as a Sgt. I really want to know when my guys are acting like punks, because it gives everyone who wears a badge a very bad name. Officer's already have a bad name in society just because they enforce the law the last thing we need is to give society reasons to hate us.