Portland Police Chief James Craig‛s controversy over buying Tasers brings up all kinds of memories I haven‛t had in years – and strong opinions I haven‛t felt either.
A dozen years since wearing a badge, I‛m not really entitled to those opinions, but boy do I hold them. Approximately no one thinks police should have new toys less than I do – officers almost inevitably find a way to misuse them – but I really feel Tasers are a great idea – or at lease one worth trying.
No one here in America doubts that officers should carry pistols, and pistols are both lethal when properly used and stunningly difficult to learn how to do so. Tasers sure seem like an improvement in both categories.
And that‛s all it comes down to.
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