I believe in this case it wouldnt have made a difference. The officer would and should have chosen lethal force even if they had a taser. There is a greater chance of a failure with a taser vs a handgun and faced with a murderer with a machete? It would be foolish to take that chance.
according to google tasers have around a 40% failure rate. They are fairly close range and the prongs need to actually stick into the target to neutralise them. I believe officers are taught to use two hands for firing their gun so they most likely pick a taser or pistol not both.
Bangeo@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I believe in this case it wouldnt have made a difference. The officer would and should have chosen lethal force even if they had a taser. There is a greater chance of a failure with a taser vs a handgun and faced with a murderer with a machete? It would be foolish to take that chance.
sqgl@beehaw.org 8 months ago
He had a machete? I suppose that can be thrown so I accept your point if true.
How accurately does a taser need to be pointed? Can it be easily held in the officer’s weak hand while the gun is held in the dominant hand?
Bangeo@aussie.zone 8 months ago
according to google tasers have around a 40% failure rate. They are fairly close range and the prongs need to actually stick into the target to neutralise them. I believe officers are taught to use two hands for firing their gun so they most likely pick a taser or pistol not both.
sqgl@beehaw.org 8 months ago
Thanks for looking it up and summarising.