[BuffaloJack]

Sorry, Tasers are NOT NON-LETHAL.
According to the National Institute of Justice, “the risk of death in a Taser-related use-of-force incident in the general population is approximately 0.25 percent (one in 400).”

That’s 1 in 400. Sucks to be in the quarter percent group. And that doesn’t even address the seriously injured cases.

[SoFloFreeper]

Seems like pretty low odds to me....certainly lower than bullets in a gun.

[PapaBear3625]

Sorry, Tasers are NOT NON-LETHAL. According to the National Institute of Justice, “the risk of death in a Taser-related use-of-force incident in the general population is approximately 0.25 percent (one in 400).” That’s 1 in 400. Sucks to be in the quarter percent group. And that doesn’t even address the seriously injured cases.

Which means that if cops tase people routinely, deaths will also be routine.

The taser was intended as an alternative to having to subdue a violent criminal by the cop using his baton. (Note to some: if the criminal waves a knife or gun, the cop WILL respond with his gun, not his taser). Cops now tase people in preference to using any other means of compliance, since it reduces the chance of the cop getting bruised or his uniform torn.