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A 7 page paper which examines which non-lethal weapon is more humane in subduing resistors. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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responsibility to quickly remove that threat in a way that is both safe as well as effective for officers and offenders. The most popular peacemaker of choice has historically
been the handgun, which certainly can quickly restore order, but has fatal consequences. Therefore, in recent years, law enforcement agencies have focused upon the development of a viable alternative
to so-called lethal weapons that will subdue resistors with minimal risk or harmful effects. Non-lethal weapons (NRWs) are weapons that are specially designed to merely incapacitate rather than gravely
wound or perhaps even kill an individual. The goal is for the officer to subdue the offender swiftly and without serious injury. Two of the most popular NRWs
are Tasers and OC pepper spray, and many law enforcement agencies throughout the United States use both. However, there is a debate raging as to which one of these
non-lethal options of forceful compliance is the safest and most humane. Presently, there are more than 2,500 agencies that are using some Taser weapon for law enforcement purposes (Weiss and
Davis, 2003). A Taser, sometimes referred to as a "stun gun," is a weapon that produces an electrical shock. When its trigger is pulled, compressed nitrogen shoots metallic
probes from approximately 15 to 25 feet at a speed of about 160 feet per second (Weiss and Davis, 2003; McKissack, 2005). Taser probes can pass through up to
two inches of clothing and can send up to 50,000 volts of electricity through a person within a matter of seconds (Is This A Shock Tactic Too Far, 2004).
When a Taser shocks an assailant, his bodys muscles are forced to involuntarily tighten by the electric jolt (Weiss and Davis, 2003). This renders a perpetrator instantly incapacitated, and
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