police tasers

[nailit]

Do the police need permission from a senior officer before deploying a taser?
Thanks.

[ojread2]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...ngland-devon-18490935

The force's criteria for using Tasers states that they can be used if officers get permission from a senior officer and "in the course of their duty, may have to protect the public, themselves and /or the subject(s) at incidents of violence or threats of violence of such severity that they will need to use force".

This is for Devon and Cornwall, other forces may have their own rules

[nailit]

thanks oj. Anyone know what the removed answer was?

[tonyav]

Probably a spammer from last night, nailit.

[sunny-dave]

Probably just routine advertising spam from overnight - rather than a controversial reply to your original question.

[sunny-dave]

< is there an echo in here >

[tonyav]

LOL ^^^

[cassa333]

Yes yesyesyes :)

[Kerosene]

nailit,

No they don't, as they already have it.
The Association of Chief Police Officers(ACPO) has decreed that an Officer can deploy Taser if s/he is either faced with serious violence or the threat of it and the use of it would either prevent that violence being carried out on the Officer, members of the public, or the person(s) causing or threatening it.

Just imagine the situation: An Officer is suddenly threatened by someone brandishing a knife. By the time permission was sought, and ultimately given, you'd probably have been stabbed already.

[nailit]

thanks kerosene.

[tonyav]

Kerosene is banned now, nailit.

[nailit]

didnt know that tony, thanks