Comments on: Taser Use Becoming Deadly http://www.bloggernews.net/17979 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:05:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: eric http://www.bloggernews.net/17979#comment-295889 eric Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:20:10 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/17979#comment-295889 Dan and Scott, Tasers has NEVER proven to save lives; get your facts straight, will you? If you can find any hard evidence then please keep us posted. Dan and Scott, Tasers has NEVER proven to save lives; get your facts straight, will you?

If you can find any hard evidence then please keep us posted.

]]> By: Scott Marcus http://www.bloggernews.net/17979#comment-44784 Scott Marcus Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:37:20 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/17979#comment-44784 I agree with the comment from Dan Peters. Your comments are worth reading and considering, but your headline is nothing than sensationalism. There is enough contraversy about TASERs already, your post just adds to this paranoia. What your headline should have been was something like "Police may need more training using new technology" because what you are talking about is not the TASER, it's how and when it was used. There are many examples of when police shoot suspects (and many times when the suspect is subsequentially killed) because police had no other choices. TASER gives them another choice. By the way, what "experts" have recommended that TASERs not be use on women? And also, your satement: "Police started using tasers as a non-lethal weapon in January 2004." is incorrect. TASERs have been marketed as "less-leathal" weapons, not "non-leathal" weapons for quite some time. I agree with the comment from Dan Peters. Your comments are worth reading and considering, but your headline is nothing than sensationalism. There is enough contraversy about TASERs already, your post just adds to this paranoia.

What your headline should have been was something like “Police may need more training using new technology” because what you are talking about is not the TASER, it’s how and when it was used. There are many examples of when police shoot suspects (and many times when the suspect is subsequentially killed) because police had no other choices. TASER gives them another choice.

By the way, what “experts” have recommended that TASERs not be use on women? And also, your satement: “Police started using tasers as a non-lethal weapon in January 2004.” is incorrect. TASERs have been marketed as “less-leathal” weapons, not “non-leathal” weapons for quite some time.

]]> By: Dan Peters http://www.bloggernews.net/17979#comment-44731 Dan Peters Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:24:50 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/17979#comment-44731 if the "police are not sure if it is either of these two tools or the taser stun itself that caused Lopez to burst into flames." then why does your headline read, "Taser Use Becoming Deadly"? The Taser has not been shown to be the cause of death; the cause is still under investigation. Your article even states that the victim possessed a lighter. Shame on you for fanning the flames of the unwarranted paranoia which surrounds this wonderful tool called a Taser. Are you in business to report news or perpetuate myths? Tasers have been proven to help save lives and they have NEVER been cited as a principle cause in ANY death. Get your facts straight and then print the facts…IN YOUR HEADLINES!!! if the “police are not sure if it is either of these two tools or the taser stun itself that caused Lopez to burst into flames.” then why does your headline read, “Taser Use Becoming Deadly”? The Taser has not been shown to be the cause of death; the cause is still under investigation. Your article even states that the victim possessed a lighter. Shame on you for fanning the flames of the unwarranted paranoia which surrounds this wonderful tool called a Taser. Are you in business to report news or perpetuate myths? Tasers have been proven to help save lives and they have NEVER been cited as a principle cause in ANY death. Get your facts straight and then print the facts…IN YOUR HEADLINES!!!

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