tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post5009041689703904188..comments2024-02-13T03:59:13.635+00:00Comments on Eat Electric Death: Set tasers to stun [slim]Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02020308502156946280noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-80007966415838563972003-04-19T13:17:00.012+01:002003-04-19T13:17:00.012+01:00Well muscles contracting is localised. It's the sh...Well muscles contracting is localised. It's the shock and pain that makes you fall over and remain stunned. If you don't know what it's like, shove your finger in an AC socket and you'll see exactly what I mean :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-28994343678967024682003-04-19T13:17:00.011+01:002003-04-19T13:17:00.011+01:00You get 50,000V at low current, your muscles contr...You get 50,000V at low current, your muscles contract, you fall over. Et voila monsieur psycho avec le samurai sword. It's a taser, not a Star Trek phaser!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-45158412103348804582003-04-19T13:17:00.010+01:002003-04-19T13:17:00.010+01:00Well, setting the actual yield of these tasers is ...Well, setting the actual yield of these tasers is just an electronic thing. I don't know who decides what level they are or anything about that aspect of it but how weak/strong they are is entirely dependant on their yield. I find it extrodinary that they would be weakened to that point you descibe. But when we're talking debilitating here, it's only to put you on the ground and stun you for a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-50969476387880001652003-04-19T13:17:00.009+01:002003-04-19T13:17:00.009+01:00Interesting, I've seen a demo vid on TV and a diff...Interesting, I've seen a demo vid on TV and a different one online - in both cases the effects didn't seem to debilitating. The TV clip one had the guy stay standing (though a couple of guys grabbed his arms to steady him) and the online version he didn't really flinch. I believe it depends a little on where you are hit, but then I don't think our officers will have much control over that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-55834731068321364182003-04-19T13:17:00.008+01:002003-04-19T13:17:00.008+01:00Actually that's one of the reasons the yank forces...Actually that's one of the reasons the yank forces got so keen on tasers. Your brain can be in whatever state you like, an electrical shock is a psysiological effect that's hard to beat. It will put you on the floor and stun you for a bit, there's no two ways about that.And it seems really bizarre to kick off on an Anti-American mission concerning Tasers. Sure, they developed them but that's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-81207933378820226842003-04-19T13:17:00.007+01:002003-04-19T13:17:00.007+01:00Seems fine to me - people are happy to demonstrate...Seems fine to me - people are happy to demonstrate them on camera/to audiences so they can't be that painful, and they must be fairly sure about them not having long lasting effects.<br>Having said that, if you're cleaning up Manchester streets after dark and you come across some guy dosed up on PCP who wants to eat your brains, I don't think it's likely to stop him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-61302220442362840292003-04-19T13:17:00.006+01:002003-04-19T13:17:00.006+01:00I think people don't like the idea because it seem...I think people don't like the idea because it seems like we are copying the yanks and it's barbaric - you are shooting two metal darts attached to 15ft of wire.<br>Imagine getting one to them babies in your eyeball.<br>You still can't beat a baton :) or even better a policeman on a policehorse charging at you with trunction flailing. Tazers = yank wank.<br>Buy one <a href="http://http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-90678707321661733392003-04-19T13:17:00.005+01:002003-04-19T13:17:00.005+01:00The range on them is pretty stinky yeah. Though if...The range on them is pretty stinky yeah. Though if you're going from not needing anything like this - having one would be enough I guess. I should think they're rather more useful for getting someone trying to run away than an potential assault on a police officer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-10061184616111802142003-04-19T13:17:00.004+01:002003-04-19T13:17:00.004+01:00I guess the range of em must be shite though? And ...I guess the range of em must be shite though? And it's one use only, once you've fired it (and miss) you're effectively unarmed. Although at £20 a pop, I guess they can carry a couple?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-89861370318292887742003-04-19T13:17:00.003+01:002003-04-19T13:17:00.003+01:00Plus, If your drunk you wont remember it in the mo...Plus, If your drunk you wont remember it in the morning ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-31974960651574807082003-04-19T13:17:00.002+01:002003-04-19T13:17:00.002+01:00Indeed, it's not like they're just gonna whip it o...Indeed, it's not like they're just gonna whip it out to shoot people. Besides, I'd rather get tasered than hit over the head with a truncheon to be honest. Because electric-shock pain just fades with no lasting injury, unlike a cracked skull!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-6308774285735576712003-04-19T13:17:00.001+01:002003-04-19T13:17:00.001+01:00Lets face it. If you're gonna get tasered then Its...Lets face it. If you're gonna get tasered then Its highly likely you deserved it. If you dont want the pain then behave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-14253704361738027872003-04-19T13:17:00.000+01:002003-04-19T13:17:00.000+01:00Bloody madness isn't it. I bet the tables would be...Bloody madness isn't it. I bet the tables would be reversed if you charged these bleeding heart flower sniffing weenies with the task of cleaning up the streets of Manchester after dark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com