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Originally Posted by TheNorm
I can only imagine what is must be like to be confronted by a drug-crazed violent yob at the end of a long tiring shift on a Saturday night. A zap with 50,000 volts must be more effective than a thump with a truncheon!
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It's not fun! And when you consider some people (especially ex-forces) almost immune to CS and you don't want to get within baton-ing range of someone with a knife having something that applies 50,000 volts would be very welcome.
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Originally Posted by Escapee
I guess it makes it safer for the police officers to arrest and take these people to court, but I wonder if the result of less assaults on police officers because they get the taser on them before they can, will mean less criminals are convicted.
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Nah most of the time (In Scotland anyway) the Police assaults, unless serious injury occurs, are including with the main charge and most of the time are pled away in deals between the prosecution and defence.