Less Lethal
The Less Lethal topic section covers the complex topic of nonlethal force using TASERs and other weapons by police officers, with the latest news, training and expert columns.
Head, face and neck protection during these trainings is key
These tools can help your department stay safe while effectively managing public gatherings
Less-lethal munitions can be minutes away from a critical scene, but this alternative is readily available to deploy within seconds
Suspect admitted to attacking because he was hungry and wanted pizza
You don’t want to put tax payers’ money in the pockets of people who break the law, do you?
Suspect had “an adverse reaction” to LSD he took during a St. Patrick’s Day celebration
The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from the parents of James Christopher Allen
If the $1 million settlement is approved, total costs associated with the incident could exceed $2 million
Adolescents stunned by a less-lethal device do not appear to be at higher risk for serious injury than adults
In some 1,200 instances of TASER use taken from police files, an independent research team found no evidence of cardiac complications resulting from CEW contact
Images the of ‘pepper-spray cop’ incident became a rallying point for the Occupy Wall Street movement
The policy also prohibits frontal shots, except in self-defense or to defend someone else
Beyond the pure comedic value of the smug activist being TASERed, we have got some really good topics for discussion
Current and former students who were pepper-sprayed during an Occupy demonstration filed suit
Ranger was reported to have deployed a less lethal device on a man detained for walking an unleashed dog
Investigators reviewed video from the lapel cameras of officers involved in a May 31 drug bust
You can make a subject into a monster, ‘but until that monster does something monstrous, the law prohibits the use of deadly force’
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