Police Tasers

[samlloyd]

yep, and milliwatts can kill you. maybe 500?

[Alex B]

500mA i think, but your less likley to die from a few amps going thou you.

[muff|n]

It all comes down to do we trust the police? And no, I don't.
Sad thing that.

I'm scared, I would never hurt anyone or put anyone in danger, but I'm still scared I'll get tazored for being drunk and disorderly or something. I see the benifits, but I see the risk too.. It tough..

I guess for the likes of the guy they shot for smashing windows with a baseball bat up north it would have helped, but you still have to be at arms reach..
What about stun guns? Do they even exist?
And the whole, if they shoot, they have to shoot to kill thing is kinda lame.
I know it's because they should only be shooting if there's a life in danger, but wouldn't some more training to be able to shoot in the leg be good, if it's just some angry guy with a stick?

[CozmoNz]

It all comes down to do we trust the police? And no, I don't.
Sad thing that.

I'm scared, I would never hurt anyone or put anyone in danger, but I'm still scared I'll get tazored for being drunk and disorderly or something. I see the benifits, but I see the risk too.. It tough..

I guess for the likes of the guy they shot for smashing windows with a baseball bat up north it would have helped, but you still have to be at arms reach..
What about stun guns? Do they even exist?
And the whole, if they shoot, they have to shoot to kill thing is kinda lame.
I know it's because they should only be shooting if there's a life in danger, but wouldn't some more training to be able to shoot in the leg be good, if it's just some angry guy with a stick?

Do you trust the aim of the new zealand police force?

SHOOT HIS LEG!
*gun shot heard*
OMG.... HE SHOT KENNY
YOU BASTARD

[EVL GSXR]

Im not planning on getting tazed. And if I do, im sure it will be my own fault.

Try wearing the other parties shoes. Id rather be tazed than shot.

If a big (insert angry miniroity here) was comming at me, id taze the sh*t out of them, and then some. Maybe they would think twicel. Maybe they wouldn't, which would give me an excuse to taze them again, and again, and again.

Im all for it. Id want to have a solid means of defending myself, the fact its non-lethal is a bonus (curse?).

True that the amount of violence is getting worse over here so hell if I was a plod I'd want something more then a night stick to wave at some angry pr*ck coming for me..

[Punter]

but you still have to be at arms reach..

I thought these were the gun type ones, that stab into you to give you a shock.

[muff|n]

but you still have to be at arms reach..

I thought these were the gun type ones, that stab into you to give you a shock.

Omg that sounds terrible!
Urgh.. is that even sterile?

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

if you get taz0red, you probably are being a tosser and/or troublemaker and deserve it, harden up

[WeNdY^cLeAr]

The New Zealand Taser is 5 Watts, compared to 26 Watts for the US model.

Plus the NZ Tasers are only going to be trialed for a year from the second half of this year to see how effective they are AND theyre only going to be used in the North Shore/Waitakere, Auckland City, Counties Manukau and Wellington (including Wairarapa) districts.

[method]

Police News magazine that the guns had a range of 7.6m but during training officers would be encouraged to get as close as possible to avoid hitting eyes or genitals.

Stuff having your balls tasered.

And its a good and a bad idea, it should be a last resort for personal defence only, not an offencive weapon.

[SnakeEyes]

but you still have to be at arms reach..

I thought these were the gun type ones, that stab into you to give you a shock.

Omg that sounds terrible!
Urgh.. is that even sterile?

- Yeah they're the Pistol-shaped tasers with the barbed conductors that penetrate the skin and carry the voltage over wires. As for sterility, I'd be a little scaredc myself. Hopefully they'll have to disinfect every time otherwise someone may get AIDs!

K<^-^>E

[method]

The bits that fire out are one time use, you load it onto the end of the gun and the gun just triggeres it and supplies the volts.

You cant re use them.

[muff|n]

A friend told me a good trick. If a cop goes to tazor you, just grab him/her so they're the ground, you'll get a small shock, but they'll get the big kick

[Punter]

A friend told me a good trick. If a cop goes to tazor you, just grab him/her so they're the ground, you'll get a small shock, but they'll get the big kick

Wouldn't really work like that, thats why there are 2 prongs on the tazer the current flows between them, it not like an electric fence.

[muff|n]

A friend told me a good trick. If a cop goes to tazor you, just grab him/her so they're the ground, you'll get a small shock, but they'll get the big kick

Wouldn't really work like that, thats why there are 2 prongs on the tazer the current flows between them, it not like an electric fence.

Oh damn! Thought I was onto something

[mr pad]

if you get taz0red, you probably are being a tosser and/or troublemaker and deserve it, harden up

$&#$% i rekon. get over it. if your not the one causing fights, breaking shit, being a dick then what have you got to worry about? The police are NOT just going to go around tasing people cause they had a bad day for $&#$% sake.

[EVL GSXR]

if you get taz0red, you probably are being a tosser and/or troublemaker and deserve it, harden up

$&#$% i rekon. get over it. if your not the one causing fights, breaking sh*t, being a dick then what have you got to worry about? The police are NOT just going to go around tasing people cause they had a bad day for $&#$% sake.

Yeah if you not one these lil punk's that go around causing shit, being smart and breaking the law in general you have nothing to worry about..
Hell just do as the officer say's and you'll be fine if he got no reason to zap you they ain't ..

[muff|n]

if you get taz0red, you probably are being a tosser and/or troublemaker and deserve it, harden up

$&#$% i rekon. get over it. if your not the one causing fights, breaking sh*t, being a dick then what have you got to worry about? The police are NOT just going to go around tasing people cause they had a bad day for $&#$% sake.

I'd like to belive it Alex, but having been at a courtcase with a cop and watching the bastard lie outright, and having seen other instances of cops behaving like power-hungry wankers, I've lost a lot of respect.
So the majority are all good, and I have met some lovely officers, but it's the few bad eggs that I'm afraid of.

However, I'll live with that, for the greater good

And I ain't no punk! Heh, quite the opposite.
My school report cards may have often mentioned 'lack of attention', 'failure to do homework'. etc, but I always got 5/5 for well mannered and courteous

[mr pad]

I'd like to belive it Alex, but having been at a courtcase with a cop and watching the bastard lie outright, and having seen other instances of cops behaving like power-hungry wankers, I've lost a lot of respect.
So the majority are all good, and I have met some lovely officers, but it's the few bad eggs that I'm afraid of.

Haha ive had a similar run in. But i dont hold that against all of them. In the end they are only human, and id rather be tazzzed than killed... nufsaid.

[GGnz]

Its rather shocking that the Polices may be allowed these. Some cops will just use it to get their kicks.





Pun anyone?