Government: Tasers Are Totally Safe! (Unless You’re Drunk, Crazy, or Stressed Out)

Bad news for anyone who might be thinking about committing a criminal offence anytime presently : the National Institute of Justice , a division of the Department of Justice , just put out a reputation saying tasering is A - OK.With a few significant caveats .

The bailiwick found that “ There is no conclusive aesculapian evidence in the current trunk of inquiry lit that indicates a high risk of serious injury or death to human being from the direct or indirect cardiovascular or metabolic effects of short - term CED pic in healthy , normal , nonstressed , nonintoxicated person . ” That ’s great ! So incapacitating most hoi polloi via shock is a majuscule police force peter .

But a nimble idea : are n’t a declamatory number of crook intoxicated , stress , or mentally sick ? This is the exact group that was found to be an exception to the it ’s all good study . Which is troubling . Drunk , disturbed , and strung - out people tend to be the ace who need to be tasered the most . And just because they ’re intoxicated , disturbed , or strung - out does n’t intend they should be at an increase prospect of dying . I opine the lesson here is that if you see a cop running at you with a taser , gulp some H2O and endeavor to sober up up quickly . [ viaSecurity Management , Photo : Shutterstock / Kbiros ]

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