Less-lethal weapon

The non lethal claymore, is placed in an area a uncooperative subject is attempting to flee to. When detonated its causes hundreds of small rubber balls to be propelled by explosion at the fleeing subject (Nye, 2015). It is meant to cause maximum pain and enough injury to cause the subject to either give up or go unconscious from the pain (Nye, 2015). The long range acoustic device or LRAD can fire a powerful audible sound which causes extreme pain, disorientation, and usually complies the subject to submit (Nye, 2015). Police use the LRAD in riot situations or during hostage barricade situations…

Use of Non-Lethal Weapons by Law Enforcement. This paper will answer the five questions offered below: 1. When did law enforcement start using non-lethal weapons and the different types of non-lethal weapons? 2. The two primary continuums and the significance of Non-lethal weapons and why law enforcement needs non-lethal weapons? 3. What are the causes and effects of non-lethal weapons, in regards to Tasers and pepper spray on a suspect? 4. When a subject is sprayed with pepper spray, can OC…

Contentions: Contention 1: ‘Non-lethal’ weapons have been known to kill and can still be abused. While the name may suggest otherwise, weapons that are considered ‘non-lethal’ have been known to kill or be abused in the past. An example of a non-lethal weapon like this is a stun gun. Stun guns are created to release an electric shock meant to disable someone. Many police departments have adopted using stun guns in their departments in an attempt to lower the amount of shootings. However, they…

Tasers are difficult to use in close range situations and it is only effective if the two barbs in the gun come in contact with skin. If the suspect is wearing layers of clothing then the barbs might not be able to reach the skin, making the weapon useless. It is proven that there is a higher chance of stopping criminals when police use some level of force such as a gun compared to a less lethal force. If the suspect is facing you with a , you may get to employ only one option before he deploys…

actions that must be reported to the police or inform to a judge. I would start by issuing less lethal weapons so show citizens that police are not out there to kill them but protect them. Providing Tasers to police officers will give police officers other way to restrain suspects. Many minorities fear the police because of the multiple case of police brutality against minorities that have come to light in the pass couple of years. Cases like Michael Brown who was killed by a Ferguson cop in…

There are many different types of force that police officers can use during a traffic stop and in the steps leading up to an arrest and within a suspect encounter. There is non- lethal force, physical force, non-physical force and deadly force. According to Henych & Thompson (2008) force is defined as “acts that threaten or inflict physical harm on suspects” (p.741). Whereas deadly force takes it several steps further as being defined as “ the application of force likely to cause great bodily…

of suspects without further incident. Without the stun-gun police officer would mostly have to wrestle around with the suspect until he was in custody. Having to subdue a violent suspect by wrestling him down could lead to injury on both side. This method could lead to the problem escalading even further. Stun-guns are effective and can prevent a violent suspect from getting shot. The stun-gun is by far the best alternative to previous methods of less lethal force. Some of the previous methods…

Are Less-lethal Weapons Worth It? Law enforcement use less-lethal or nonlethal weapons on a daily basis, to maintain order and to prevent threats from getting out of hand. Nonlethal weapons are used to minimize civilian casualties in situations that present themselves to be hazardous to the public. Law enforcement use less-lethal weapons to maintain order and apprehend criminals with minimal casualties. Law enforcement use non-lethal weapons daily, and civilians often encounter health…

Concealed Guns: Self-Defense or Self-Harm? Does carrying a weapon really lessen your chances of being attacked? Being able to carry a concealed gun has been a controversial topic for years. Many people are for being able to carry concealed weapons because it is a form of self-defense. If someone carrying a concealed weapon is attacked, they will have something to fight back with. However, people who are against carrying concealed guns say that it is not an effective form of self-defense.…

to a law because of a few school shootings. It doesn’t make sense why so many congressmen and senate men are so afraid of about less than 50 school shootings. Gun control is utterly useless if you ask me and really any other gun owning southerner could…