Austrian police officers like to shoot more than their German counterparts

[dead0man]

They (the authorities in charge of the police) let them shoot "warning shots"?  Wow.  I thought only idiots and people in movies did the whole "warning shot" thing.  They probably shoot to "wound" instead of kill too....which would explain why they only hit 2 of the 4 bad guys they had to shoot at.



<walks away shaking his head saying "warning shots?">

[dead0man]

Do police in Europe not have Tasers (or other, ranged, less lethal, weapons)?  I know the left (and so perhaps all of Europe) love to hate Tasers, but that's just pure ignorance on their part (not like that's a new thing).

[dead0man]

Well of course not, but the majority (and thus the people that make the laws) is to the left of the US average.  And after reading Branson's post and the wiki on them, I see that my suspicions were accurate.  They are used, sparingly, in a few places and there has been issues regarding their use pretty much everywhere they've been used.

It's one of the many issues that the left has an emotional reaction to.  An issue that they don't think through.  (obviously "the left" isn't the only.....direction...that has this problem)

[dead0man]

Do police in Europe not have Tasers (or other, ranged, less lethal, weapons)?  I know the left (and so perhaps all of Europe) love to hate Tasers, but that's just pure ignorance on their part (not like that's a new thing).

I don't see why we should trust a corporation which is so secretive with the health effects of its weapon. They act like they want to hide something.

I have no idea what you're going on about.

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Of course they can be abused, any tool can be, but batons and guns can be abused too and they are much more dangerous.

[dead0man]

The difference is that a cop isn't likely to shoot or club someone for fleeing after jaywalking or leaving an illegal keg party or something.

But they certainly have before..and it's not like every cop will taze you for stupid sh**t.  It depends on the cop.  Some are asshats and will abuse you with whatever tool they have.  Most wont.  All things considered, I'd rather police have them as a tool to subdue people that need subduing instead of just a gun and a blunt device.