“Tasers can reduce the need for officers to use fists, batons, pepper spray or beanbag projectiles to take unruly people into custody.”

“‘Everybody knows about the Tasers,’ Craig said, ‘They say, ‘I don’t want to be Tased.’ ‘”

I also know about fists, batons, pepper spray, and beanbag projectiles. I don’t want an encounter with any of those either. If all these weapons don’t have to be deployed to be useful, why are they deployed at all?

It’s like that new weapon the military developed that shoots you with some sort of ray and makes you feel uncomfortably hot. The police have those as well. What’s the purpose of having it if you’re not going to use it?

Personally, I’d rather have someone punch me than shoot me with a taser. I may get a few bruises or a broken nose, but at least there’s less chance of going into cardiac arrest. I think that will be my line if ever I run into the police. “Please don’t use the taser! Just punch me in the face!”