Recent content by SargeD

you are absolutely correct about the continuum of force. But the taser comes in at the same level as pepper spray. I've been around a long time..I can tell you that most anyone who's ever been pepper sprayed, struck with an asp or tasered, will take being tasered anyday.

In response to Nitrogen "Weapons are for defense, not to force compliance." For you as a citizen that may be correct but for an LEO it works both ways. The Taser is more of a compliance device than a defensive weapon. In response to Priv8ter, "And, so what if the man was getting back into...

Long time viewer of the high road but never joined until I read this post. You miss the point here; the man was not tased for not signing the ticket, it was for his refusal to submit to handcuffing, walking away and failing to stop when told to do so. The man was trying to return to his...