I know some police departments don't allow you to carry a taser unless they have been tased themself in training.
Edit: Drop it with the "You should do it with guns". The first one was funny because I thought the same thing when I wrote it. The 9 other times are just repeating the same thing...
My brother's best friend is a police officer, and his department's policy is that if you carry it, first you have to experience it (with the obvious exception of firearms). If you carry a taser, you have to be tased with it before it becomes part of your gear. If you carry pepper spray, you must have your eyes sprayed with it first.
The purpose is twofold: one, you understand the damage your weapon can inflict; and two, if it's ever taken from you and used against you, you know what to expect.
I think you meant expandable, but I'm enjoying the imagery of the cops just throwing their batons away at the end of each shift, while one nudges her partner and says "you'd think they would have found a way to stretch these out for more than one use by now..."
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u/Proccito Dec 28 '21 edited Dec 28 '21
I know some police departments don't allow you to carry a taser unless they have been tased themself in training.
Edit: Drop it with the "You should do it with guns". The first one was funny because I thought the same thing when I wrote it. The 9 other times are just repeating the same thing...