Taser
Non Lethal Weapons:
A Controversial debate
Over the years, the issue concerning the use of non lethal force in Policing and the Criminal Justice system has been a very controversial and debated topic. These weapons used by the Police have saved a considerable amount of lives and have proven themselves as a useful tool in making the jobs of the police more effective and efficient. Non lethal weapons are designed to incapacitate people or disable equipment with effects that are only temporary and completely reversible. These weapons are meant to cause no permanent change to the person, whether that should be physically or mentally. The police have these weapons as an alternative to using lethal force, therefore decreasing the likelihood that someone would be shot and killed by an officer. Weapons such as the taser, teargas, and bean bag bullets help officers use force when needed without causing long term harm to the offender. These types of weapons are critical to law......
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