Garrett Lundy
Senior HTF Member
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- Mar 5, 2002
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*hand-to-hand combat: police/security not likely trained. larger/heavier agressor has benefit
*handguns: lethal, danger to crowd
*nightsticks/batons/billyclubs: Striking suspect results in 100% likelyhood of assault charges, lawsuits, and protests. (I question why these are even issued anymore.)
*dogs: 2 80lb german sheprards potentially lethal, danger to crowd
*teargas: danger to crowd
*firehose: danger to crowd
*Mace™/pepperspray: more likely to exacerbate the agressors flailings than subdue him
*rubberbullets: danger to crowd, potentially lethal at short range
*Taser™: no danger to crowd, less likely to be lethal than other means
EDIT: I'm not saying the security was in the right or not for Tasering the student, but I belive they chose the best means to do so for the safety of everyone involved including the Tased.
*handguns: lethal, danger to crowd
*nightsticks/batons/billyclubs: Striking suspect results in 100% likelyhood of assault charges, lawsuits, and protests. (I question why these are even issued anymore.)
*dogs: 2 80lb german sheprards potentially lethal, danger to crowd
*teargas: danger to crowd
*firehose: danger to crowd
*Mace™/pepperspray: more likely to exacerbate the agressors flailings than subdue him
*rubberbullets: danger to crowd, potentially lethal at short range
*Taser™: no danger to crowd, less likely to be lethal than other means
EDIT: I'm not saying the security was in the right or not for Tasering the student, but I belive they chose the best means to do so for the safety of everyone involved including the Tased.