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In reply to the discussion: Tasered woman now brain dead [View all]cstanleytech
(26,483 posts)if he wanted to stop her from escaping from custody.
#1 try to run her down to tackle her.
#2 taser her.
#3 shoot her with his pistol.
Each of those options has varies risks associated in order.
#1 risks are injury to the suspect by hitting her head also potential injury to the officer if he should hit his bonus risk of trying to subdue prisoner that way is if said prisoner manages to get ahold of officers sidearm or if said sidearm would go off if she tried and it managed to kill a pedestrian.
#2 tasering has risks of its own such as potential head injury such as she suffered when she fell also potential though rare risk of hitting a pedestrian by accident.
#3 shooting an escaping prisoner carries the most risks both for the person getting shot at if they are hit and the public at large if the officer should miss and hit a pedestrian.
In the end we need a way that a fleeing prisoner and or suspects can be brought down with the least risk to everyone involved including risk to the officers and that way does seem to be tasering.
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