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Originally Posted by Jibartik
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"TAZER TAZER TAZER!" *gunshot
They are not getting proper fire arms trainin.
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If both probes make contact, you are going to lock up. Period. Tasers hit the motor nerves and - once that circuit is completed, you lose control over your body. Period.
Clothing - like flannel or leather - can keep one or both of the probes from penetrating the dermis and completing the circuit. even a few layers of cotton, fleece, or a loose hoodie can keep the taser probes from a solid connection. In those cases, you will not be happy when the perp doesn’t drop.
PCP will not shield you from a properly deployed taser hit that has solid contact. Period. Some people confuse tasers with stun guns. Stun guns use pain compliance - which can be shrugged off if you are tough enough or on a drug that blocks pain receptors. Like PCP. Tasers? IF the circuit is completed, they send an electrical impulse that ‘speaks’ to the neurons and shorts them out. When the body is overwhelmed by this signal, it overrides the body’s natural signal and down ya go.
A lot of this is hitting social media because LA has had less then stellar results. It seems that they are not properly trained, are using them improperly, or are shooting perps who are too far away. 15–20 feet seems to be the recommended range, though there is a self-contained shotgun shell variant that has a little more ‘reach out and touch someone’. Not sure if anyone uses them in the US.