“It's like a lightbulb. Once it stops (sending the electrical impulse), it's off, ... There are no lingering effects, none. It's a very clean tool, very safe.”
“The ACLU is correct in that good policies and training go hand-in-hand, but it is properly the responsibility of each agency to set their own policy based upon the totality of the circumstances, for any use of force, including Taser device employment,”
“If citizens take a look at an officer's duty belt, which includes firearms, batons, chemical sprays ... they will clearly see that Taser technology is a more humane and safer alternative for use-of-force options.”
“There are thousands of documented cases where Taser systems were successfully deployed by officers confronted with dangerous or deadly force situations by extremely violent, emotionally disturbed or suicidal subjects,”
“The ACLU is correct in that good policies and training go hand-in-hand, but it is properly the responsibility of each agency to set their own policy based upon the totality of the circumstances, for any use-of-force, including Taser device deployment,”
“What we do know is that Taser technology saves lives every day and that medical experts studying Taser devices have concluded that they are a safer means to subdue violent individuals who could harm law enforcement officers, innocent citizens or themselves compared to other use of force options,”
