The following article is a bit short on study details (mostly, how long does mental impairment last after being tased), but the thing that surprised me is that in the past 10 years over 2 million people have been hit with a taser.
I realize that a police officer may be more willing to choose to use a taser because it's perceived as "less lethal" or even "non lethal" compared to a pistol, but I do have to wonder how many of those tasings would've been shootings if the taser wasn't there.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/study-suspects-shocked-by-taser-more-likely-to-waive-miranda-rights/
Also those things fucking HURT. One become waaaaay more "agreeable" after that much pain.
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