Comments on: Innocent man Tasered several times http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2007/12/18/innocent-man-tasered-several-times/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:46:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: BD http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2007/12/18/innocent-man-tasered-several-times/#comment-97377 BD Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:34:02 +0000 http://www.benedictionblogson.com/?p=3554#comment-97377 Suicide by cop. They obliged. As for the man in the UK, the voltage has done it's damage. You point is well taken, current kills. Suicide by cop. They obliged.

As for the man in the UK, the voltage has done it’s damage.

You point is well taken, current kills.

]]> By: hamster http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2007/12/18/innocent-man-tasered-several-times/#comment-97363 hamster Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:59:48 +0000 http://www.benedictionblogson.com/?p=3554#comment-97363 Its not the voltage - its the current that kills you. That is one of the things taught in the safety part of all amateur radio classes. Yes a taser is a weapon, and as such (at least in Ontario) a use of force report must be filed each and every time it is used. The use of force report also covers "pepper spray" and conventional weapons. The taser model used in Ontario records the number of times used and cumulative discharge time for the records. Perhaps the officer training or model used in the UK is different from that used here. In the case of the man in Winnipeg, his clothing was thick enough to insulate him from the taser. In this case, if the taser had been effective he would have lost muscular control long enough for the officers on scene to remove his gun and restrain him. Its not the voltage - its the current that kills you.
That is one of the things taught in the safety part of all amateur radio classes.
Yes a taser is a weapon, and as such (at least in Ontario) a use of force report must be filed each and every time it is used. The use of force report also covers “pepper spray” and conventional weapons. The taser model used in Ontario records the number of times used and cumulative discharge time for the records. Perhaps the officer training or model used in the UK is different from that used here.

In the case of the man in Winnipeg, his clothing was thick enough to insulate him from the taser. In this case, if the taser had been effective he would have lost muscular control long enough for the officers on scene to remove his gun and restrain him.

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