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.
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Court refused to dismiss county liability allegation that sheriff tacitly authorized pattern of unlawful bean bag deployment
Continuum does not accurately describe police response options to resistance
Properly deployed TASER probes will provide instant neuromuscular incapacitation — drive-stun is a pain-compliance tool, not an incapacitator in most circumstances
A woman blocked a McDonald’s drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her
Besides dispelling some persistent myths about the risk of prone positioning, Dr. Christine Hall feels that one study confirms the rarity of sudden in-custody death
A man wielding a meat cleaver reportedly threatened employees, lunged toward the sergeant
The ranger was trying to educate residents about the leash requirement, he said
Police successfully handcuff the man after an officer uses her TASER
Former deputy testified that suspect ignored commands to get down, show hands
Records indicate inmate was resisting officers and even spitting at them
Officers fired on a man who wouldn’t drop a weapon resembling a crowbar or an ax
Christopher Kenney, 24, had oustanding warrants and was being sought in connection with a string of burglaries and car thefts
The protest propelled the little-known Occupy movement at UC Davis into a rallying symbol with images of campus police Lt. using pepper spray widely circulated
The city of Minneapolis paid $75k in March 2010, plus $45k in attorney’s fees
Spokesman: A study examining Canadian police officers’ TASER use is “woefully out of touch” with the realities law enforcement faces
A school resource officer used his TASER to put an end to a schoolyard altercation between a 17-year-old and another student
The TSA says the device initially just appeared to be a flashlight
The Warrior Creed — credited to the late Dr. Robert Humphrey — offers concrete guidance for developing the habits of an Ethical Warrior in your daily life
Police responded to disorderly students outside a school and deployed a less-lethal device when one became unruly
Police opened fire when one of two suspects pointed a gun at officers
Steamboat Springs police said they had to use a TASER on a horseback rider following a disturbance at a downtown bar
Commissioner: Police should be armed with TASERs
Hermino Espino, 20, drove his SUV into power pole, emergency vehicle, fire truck at nearly 60 mph with missing juvenile in tow
Departments could require that every update of TASER training also includes an update of empty hand techniques — including transition exercises back and forth between each
Photoshopped images of a UC-Davis cop who sprayed Occupy demonstrators circulate
Campus president plans an assessment of law enforcement procedures on all 10 University of California campuses
Last night’s show featured look at history of TASERs and controversial issues surrounding police training and deployment of the device
According to a police press release, the man needed medical attention but was acting erratically
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