Bob is partially right - it is another tool that *should* be used to take charge of a situation, instead of drawing your weapon. Drawing your gun is preparation to use deadly force; drawing your taser is not. Or, it isn't supposed to be. Overuse can kill, as can tagging someone with a heart condition.
So how do they know by looking at someone whether or not they have a heart problem?
I know of several cases of police shooting an unarmed man in the back, one whom was naked (the man running from the police, not the officer). I am sure the liability and responsibility are diminished when your employees pull out a tazer or stun gun, rather than a gun with bullets. It also lessens the potential criminal charges of wrongful death of an innocent person.
Back to the story, what is wrong with confrontation and hard questioning of our political candidates and politicians? Very few people have the balls to question them, and that is why the continually walk all over us. I am really surprised at some of your reactions to this event. Do you really think the kid is guilty of starting a riot, as charged?
Sure, the guy had no manners, but Kerry, or a moderator, should have stepped up and asked that questions be kept brief and limited to a maximum of two questions, as a courtesy to all who attended. That didn't happen. If it did, and the guy continued, only then, could I see reason for the cops to say that the student was out of line and need escorted out of the building, or asked to sit down and shut up, and show some respect. As Jack S stated, with six cops on top of the guy (and one with three stripes on the shoulder, was a BIG guy), they should have had the guy outside of the building long before any need or want to pull out some heavy voltage. I've been shocked by an electric fence, and if a stun gun or tazer is anywhere along that level or worse, that sh_t isn't something to be laughing about.
...even if you have ADD!!!
