'Peel and Stick' Tasers Electrify Riot Control
Found on Wired on Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Pretty soon, cops won't just be packing stun guns. They'll be carrying electrically-charged riot shields, zapping their unruly without unholstering their weapons.
Taser is demoing all kinds of gear this week -- from shock-inducing shotgun rounds to "area denial" zappers that can fry groups of people at once.
The peel-and-stick zapping film will be available towards the end of the year, the company says.
What's with that love for electrocution amongst the Taser guys? Nobody can tell me it's healthy and safe to pump a few thousand volts through a person. Also, is it just me or is the police getting more armed and less hesitanting to use violence?