Did a Court Just Deal a Fatal Blow to Tasers for Police?

[jamessr]

The ruling may signal the end of Tasers for law enforcement agencies who are now more vulnerable to civil and criminal action then ever before.

In what is being heralded as a landmark decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently declared that police officers could be held liable for using a Taser without proper cause. And in making their determination, the court also set new legal parameters on how law enforcement is to use Tasers, stating, "The objective facts must indicate that the suspect poses an immediate threat to the officer or a member of the public." The federal finding substantially changes the landscape of Taser usage, and may signal the end of Tasers for law enforcement agencies who are now more vulnerable to civil and criminal action then ever before.

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jamessr Reviewed by jamessr on 01-10-2010. Did a Court Just Deal a Fatal Blow to Tasers for Police? The ruling may signal the end of Tasers for law enforcement agencies who are now more vulnerable to civil and criminal action then ever before. In what is being heralded as a landmark decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently declared that police officers could be held liable for using a Taser without proper cause. And in making their determination, the court also set new legal parameters on how law enforcement is to use Tasers, stating, "The objective facts Rating: 5

[HappyDayzEire]

here in ireland normal coppers dont carry any tasers,guns,pepper spray or any of that shit.the gun culture in amercia has gotten way out of hand.so what if they put a few restrictions on tasers,its all them trigger happy cops id be worryed about.:rambohead:

[Islandborn]

Guns dont kill people, people kill people. Thats like saying the spoon made Oprah fat. We Americans have a constitution that gives us that right and that will never change.

Also......what exactly does " gun laws in America are out of control" mean? Over the last 15 years gun laws in America have tightened?? Soooooooooooooo, what exactly do you want? . Gun RESTRICTIONS in Ireland are outta control.....except for the illegal ones used by terrorist militias to kill and maim inncocent civilians during religous wars between catholics & Protestants

[Islandborn]

What are the police supposed to carry nowadays? Super Soakers and Nerf guns? Jesus the world is full of pussies.:hippy:

[the image reaper]

I'd rather be shot, myself ... I got ticker probs, dropping dead from a 'taser-heart-attack', is too wimpy for me, better to go out in a hail of gunfire :rambo: ... just joking, LEO, just joking !!!! ...

[killerweed420]

They already control what is called a righteous shoot by officers. Have seen multiple times where the cops shoot an unarmed man and its always ok. They'll do the same with tazers. It'll all be justified somehow.

[4harley]

it will bite them in the ass.