Good idea?
Arming school resource officers with Tasers.
8 Responses to “Good idea?”
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December 3rd, 2009 at 10:06 am
Well it beats shooting them to stop the fight
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:17 am
YEs, it is a good idea. In most schools, the resource officer is not the one breaking up fights, and if it is a bad enough fight to need the officer, the tazer may be welcome. Any less-lethal option in an aggressive situation that could help would be welcome. I would point out however, that liability will attach to the Office or Dept. of the officer and to the school, so like any WEAPON it should be used with the utmost descression. My view on LE issues is different than other people, it is my opinion, that we should pay them what they are worth and thus DEMAND performance and hold them accoutable for thier actions. In most places it has gotten to be a who do you know issue and we end up with people in LE that in some cases, really should be in JAIL.
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:20 am
The only time I carry less-lethal arms is when I work security for the exact reasons why Spook said. Most likely I will only need to break up a fight, or eject a rowdy, but not overly dangerous patron.
And because I’m charged with keeping the peace, unlike when I’m on my own, I don’t have the option of just walking away from the situation with my gun holstered.
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Of course, we never read about 9 year old girls getting tazed. Oh, wait, we do. In any case, there is liability and responsibility.
Regardless of how this tazer use/death investigation turns out, quite a few people and the hospital already have a black eye due to the officer involved being fired from the police force for excessive force prior to his joining the hospital security. One break in procedure and they hospital/city is on the hook for a wrongful death.
December 3rd, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Unfortunately, calling it “less lethal” doesn’t change the fact that, IT’S STILL LETHAL! True, nobody died in this incident but “less lethal” is, in my opinion, a slippery slope in the escalation of force because it essentially lowers the threat level where lethal force is allowable.
December 3rd, 2009 at 3:59 pm
SROs (School Resource Officers) in my area are sworn officers of the muncipal police department and already carry tazers, etc. like most patrol officers do.
December 3rd, 2009 at 7:21 pm
And of course we will never hear of a taser being used as a pain/compliance when not really called for. Nobody would tase a teenager with a broken back 19 times for not standing when ordered to do so. Oh, wait……..that did happen. Well, that doesn’t count he wouldn’t get up so he got what he deserved for contempt of cop. But that’s the only time that happened. Right? Right? Right?
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:47 pm
“Arming” them with Tasers encourages fights because kids want to brag about being tased. Arming them with shotguns discourages fights because no one wants to brag about being killed.