The officer did what was needed to not get into a physical altercation that might have turned out poorly for the officer.
I disagree. Police officers are trained to handle these situations using various tactics such as pressure points. The use of a tazer in many of these situations is just plain laziness. If it a situation where its cop vs. man with a knife, use tazer. But if its two cops, one on each arm of a disruptive student....there's clearly no need for a third pig to roll up and drive stun someone.
Law enforcement officers are very good at escalating a situation to the point where it causes the "victim" to do something threatening which then allows the officer to use force.
Tasers are just another tool for law enforcement to abuse.
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I disagree. Police officers are trained to handle these situations using various tactics such as pressure points. The use of a tazer in many of these situations is just plain laziness. If it a situation where its cop vs. man with a knife, use tazer. But if its two cops, one on each arm of a disruptive student....there's clearly no need for a third pig to roll up and drive stun someone.
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Tasers are just another tool for law enforcement to abuse.
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