What’s the Alternative?
July 16, 2007
Lately there has been a call for a moratorium on taser use here in Houston by local activist and “black leaders” of the community. There reason is there has been an excessive use of the taser on minorities and they want the police department to revamp their policy on the use. While, if you look at the statistics, you will see that there is a disproportionate use of tasers on minorities as opposed to their white counter parts. Also there have been a few deaths resulting from pre-existing ailments that were further aggravated by the taser. But I wonder, what will the alternative be for subduing an irate, uncooperative criminal?
My thoughts are if you don’t :
a). fight with the police
b). Resist arrest
c). Talk crazy or
d). make any sudden moves then there is less likely a chance that you will be tasered.
This is just a thought.
Maybe there is some meat behind the excessive taser use argument but, I think, a taser is better than what the alternative will be and that is a gun.
