Oh Dear Now police are told they can use Taser guns on children

[Sysman]

Politicians don't lie. They are economical with the truth!

Sigh, back to Plan B then.

[Churchill]

If we are going to expand the use of them into all areas of society, how about connecting one up to a lie detector and using it during Prime Minister's Question Time?

Politicians don't lie. They are economical with the truth!

[Sysman]

I think the Police should use them for pre-emptive strikes.... zap any scroat who looks at you wrongly...teach the little feckers some respect.

Lets expand this to allow teachers to use in the classrooms

If we are going to expand the use of them into all areas of society, how about connecting one up to a lie detector and using it during Prime Minister's Question Time?

[Churchill]

I would not describe half of the youth today as "children".

It seems strange that the terms "youth" and "child" are interchangeable depending on the emotions one wishes to stir in ones audience.

Zap the feckers I say!

With regards to "Jackass" and the taser, the funniest part imho was when someone tazered his bollocks!

[Billy-Bob]

Back home the cops Taser first to stop the assailant moving so they can the get a clear shot with their gun.

[Swiss Tony]

Taser need a better marketing department. Tests on police officers, surely?

Oh and the UK trial already killed one guy, but that didn't stop them expanding the program. Apparently, they're pretty handy for interrogation as well as in emergency situations.

Must see: The jackass ep where Johnny Knoxville tries out taser's on himself, very funny and it does not look like a walk in the park!

[Dark Black]

Keep Britain Tidy - zap a chav today...

[ElectricChair]

is there any way we can get a couple of these and go for a walk around Brixton?

I think most of the locals there have guns...

[hugebrain]

Taser International, the American firm that makes the device, said tests on pigs suggested the weapons were safe.

Taser need a better marketing department. Tests on police officers, surely?

Oh and the UK trial already killed one guy, but that didn't stop them expanding the program. Apparently, they're pretty handy for interrogation as well as in emergency situations.

[King Cnvt]

Really?

I thought it was 150 & counting in the States.

150 overweight old feckers with a history of heart disease who then die "within weeks" of being tasered.

Shoot all the loud mouthed little scrotes I say!.

I'd vote for that.

[Troll]

I think the Police should use them for pre-emptive strikes.... zap any scroat who looks at you wrongly...teach the little feckers some respect.

Lets expand this to allow teachers to use in the classrooms

[wendigo100]

A chap on Radio 4 over the weekend said that no-one has ever been killed by a taser. So perhaps we needn't worry.

[~Craig~]

is there any way we can get a couple of these and go for a walk around Brixton?

[Ravello]

Tasering kids is OK but as a parent you are not allowed to smack them.?

Simple answer there then... If your kid misbehaves reach for the electricity, everyone's a winner

[Lambros]

JASON LEWIS
UK Daily Mail
Sunday Sept 2, 2007

Police have been given the go-ahead to use Taser stun guns against children.

The relaxing of restrictions on the use of the weapons comes despite warnings that they could trigger a heart attack in youngsters.

Until now, Tasers - which emit a 50,000-volt electric shock - have been used only by specialist officers as a "non lethal" alternative to firearms.

However, they can now be used against all potentially violent offenders even if they are unarmed. It is the decision not to ban their use against minors that is likely to raise serious concerns.

Home Office Police Minister Tony McNulty said medical assessments had confirmed the risk of death or serious injury from Tasers was "low".

But he failed to mention Government advisers had also warned of a potential risk to children.

The Defence Scientific Advisory Council medical committee told the Home Office that not enough was known about the health risks of using the weapons against children.

Tasers work by firing metal barbs into the skin which then discharge an electrical charge which is designed to disable someone long enough to allow police to detain them safely.

The committee, which is made up of independent scientists and doctors, said that limited research suggested there was a risk children could suffer "a serious cardiac event".

It recommended that officers should be "particularly vigilant" for any Taser-induced adverse response and said guidance should be amended to "identify children and adults of small stature" as being at potentially greater risk from the cardiac effects of Tasers.

The Government scientists were also asked to test whether the weapons could cause a miscarriage if used on a pregnant woman.

While not saying whether police would be allowed to Taser an expectant mother, the Home Office said the DSAC committee had "specifically asked" for computer simulations to be carried out to analyse the effect on "a pregnant female".

Amnesty International claims Tasers have been responsible for 220 deaths in America since 2001. Many cities and police forces there have banned their use against minors.

Two years ago in Chicago a 14-year-old boy went into cardiac arrest after being shot with one. Medics had to use a defibrillator four times to resuscitate him.

Taser International, the American firm that makes the device, said tests on pigs suggested the weapons were safe.

The Association of Chief Police Officers, which issues guidance to forces on the use of weapons, said Tasers would be made "readily available" for "conflict management" at incidents of "violence and threats of violence of such severity that they will need force".

Non-firearms officers in ten forces will be trained to use the weapons. Every incident they are involved in will be assessed over a 12-month trial period.

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/...n_page_id=1770


Tasering kids is OK but as a parent you are not allowed to smack them.?