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.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has become the first to adopt the new less-lethal option
Multiple rounds of evaluations helped zero in on appropriate less-lethal levels
For officers facing combative subjects, it provides a new option that fills a key gap
“The government is f---ing with me. I want you to shoot me,” he blurted out
When someone tells you they aren’t going back to jail that is a clue there will likely be a fight
The man approached police with a knife in one hand and scissors in another, prompting LEOs to shoot him with beanbag-style rounds
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The officer pulled the Taser trigger 12 times, the two prongs did not attach to the suspect during 11 of those pulls
The BolaWrap 100 can immobilize individuals up to 25 feet away
When the Corvallis Police Department moved away from everyday use of shotguns in favor of patrol rifles, the shotguns were repurposed for use as less-lethal weapons
We can’t expect legislators to know what it’s like to make the kinds of decisions they presume to govern, but a grasp of the facts is a reasonable expectation
After the LEO drove the suspect to a homeless shelter, the suspect tried to take the officer’s car and attempted to grab his TASER
Reuters calls the report the “largest accounting to date” of deadly incidents involving TASER deployment
John Witkowski hit one deputy in the chest after telling police he was Jesus
Officers struggled to take down the large man in an incident that occurred Sunday
As the deputy reached for his handcuffs and told Marlin Gipson to turn around and place his hands on his head, the man began to walk away
Currently, TASERs are only issued to officers with more than two years of experience
The officer did not use the device during the confrontation that started over a parking ticket
Any officer employing a TASER against an armed subject should be working in tandem with an officer armed with a firearm
By analyzing case law, we can glean constitutional guidance concerning when the use of a TASER is lawfully appropriate and when it is constitutionally excessive
Early police forces used the billy club as a tool and a symbol of authority
Officers demonstrate effective use of less lethal options
Being hit with one of the sponge-tipped bullets is much like being pinged with a baseball or hockey puck
When cops assess a potential threat, they determine whether lethal force is necessary or if one of several “less lethal” tools such as a baton, OC or TASER will be successful
Attorney Laura Scarry says that law enforcement trainers to develop effective tactics that do not involve pain compliance for controlling subjects who are resistant, mentally ill, but not violent toward others
The electronic control device that is used today was invented by NASA aerospace scientist Jack Cover
Linwood Lambert Jr. died in 2013 after officers who brought him to a hospital for a mental health evaluation used ECDs to subdue him
The state passed a law that allows police to use drones equipped with non-lethal devices such as TASERs
There are currently 700 TASERs in use by the department and another 1K in inventory
Family’s attorney believes gas inside the vehicle was ignited by the ECD, causing the deadly explosion
Police chief shot a suspect armed with a knife in a confrontation Tuesday
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