02-12-2008, 10:08 AM
Quote:I'd rather be tackled than tazered. At least then I have a chance to fight back.The Tazer really isn't the evil it's made out to be. It induces massive involuntary muscle contraction which renders the target helpless, but undamaged. There are isolated cases where the target of tazering has suffered some complications, but presumably so would targets riddled with bullets, or bludgeoned with nightsticks.
A reasonable person who gets distressing news by phone, would have conducted themselves in a more reasonable manner. Unfortunately, she got what she deserved. The clerk, and the security person only knew that a woman with a presumed stolen credit card was trying to flee the store with a shockingly convenient excuse.