Police officers should not be allowed to carry Tasers
Tasers are hand held weapons which cause temporary paralysis through the application of an electrical current, specifically used by specialist law enforcement units such as the NSW police force. In theory, Tasers were designed to serve as a non-lethal tactic of control for law enforcement officers when it is required to physically detain a dangerous person. While there has been an extensive amount of controversy regarding why Tasers should be legal, there is also a vast majority of arguments as to why they should not be used. This essay will argue why Tasers should not be used by police officers as there has been a vast amount of instances in which officers have impulsively deployed Tasers against individuals who pose no danger, and misuse of Tasers can cause sudden cardiac arrest and death. …show more content…
In many cases Tasers have been used on people who pose no threat to themselves or others which supports the point that they are not used in self-defence, but to enforce obedience and to torture police captives. Media reports and research shows that Tasers are not only being exposed against individuals who display no threat but also on children, pregnant women and elderly people (Ryan 2008). An example of police officers using Tasers in a harmful form was reported by Dennis Eggstion from the Western Australia Aboriginal Legal Service, who stated that in 2010 there were several Taser attacks on aboriginal people. The attack included a young pregnant woman who was Tasered several times whilst being 6 months into her pregnancy and an aboriginal man who was Tasered between the eyes who caught fire and suffered serious burns (Benedik
Tasers are hand held weapons which cause temporary paralysis through the application of an electrical current, specifically used by specialist law enforcement units such as the NSW police force. In theory, Tasers were designed to serve as a non-lethal tactic of control for law enforcement officers when it is required to physically detain a dangerous person. While there has been an extensive amount of controversy regarding why Tasers should be legal, there is also a vast majority of arguments as to why they should not be used. This essay will argue why Tasers should not be used by police officers as there has been a vast amount of instances in which officers have impulsively deployed Tasers against individuals who pose no danger, and misuse of Tasers can cause sudden cardiac arrest and death. …show more content…
In many cases Tasers have been used on people who pose no threat to themselves or others which supports the point that they are not used in self-defence, but to enforce obedience and to torture police captives. Media reports and research shows that Tasers are not only being exposed against individuals who display no threat but also on children, pregnant women and elderly people (Ryan 2008). An example of police officers using Tasers in a harmful form was reported by Dennis Eggstion from the Western Australia Aboriginal Legal Service, who stated that in 2010 there were several Taser attacks on aboriginal people. The attack included a young pregnant woman who was Tasered several times whilst being 6 months into her pregnancy and an aboriginal man who was Tasered between the eyes who caught fire and suffered serious burns (Benedik