Bzzzap!
I was pleased to see that LPD had not used a Taser on a suspect this year until yesterday. Why does that please me? Because it probably means that despite the increased availability of “non-lethal” (or “less-lethal”, if you prefer) law enforcement tools, LPD isn’t rushing to use them unless they really have to. Have you ever noticed how rarely you hear about arrests gone awry, or suspects getting shot, or wrong-house raids, or officers getting hurt? Those are all signs that LPD’s officers are mostly making good decisions while they go about their jobs. Thank goodness for that.
The Comments
Gene July 20, 2007 at 4:14pm
That also implies good, sound training as well.
Fletch July 22, 2007 at 6:30pm
I agree on all counts. I actually hope if it ever happens again that a bad arrest or inadvertent shooting goes down, that it’s just some male caucasian who’s not physically or mentally challenged so no kooks come out of the woodwork to scream about racism or sexism or ageism or any other ism. My hat’s off to the fine work of the LPD and it’s a pretty thankless job, so THANK YOU.