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They couldn't have tazed him? He had garden shears, not a firearm.
Just a procedural pondering. The guy was out of control, so it was likely a righteous shoot. But I thought tazers were supposed to be the weapon of choice for situations that didn't involve a perp having a firearm.
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They couldn't have tazed him? He had garden shears, not a firearm.
Apparently they tried, but were unsuccessful. From the article:
“This is just crazy stuff, OK? You know that it’s got to be true – you can’t make it up,” said [Sheriff Gary] Judd, who added that his officers had twice tried to subdue the suspect with a stun gun.
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They couldn't have tazed him?
It’s not unusual for tasers to be ineffective on people who are high on meth.
He was also inside a patrol car, potentially with access to the rifle officers often carry between the front seats. And the patrol car itself could become a weapon if he got in the drivers seat and took off. That has happened more times than one might think.
—Peter
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AI : it is unreported whether Florida Man was in possession of shirt or tatoos during attempted car-jacking.
anything else?
