USFreak Posted September 25, 2007 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 459 Reputation: 75 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/27/2001 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Is there any fan out there with the nads to be the first to get tasered? ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ Posted September 25, 2007 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 1,165 Reputation: 11 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/08/2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I have the nads to, but that doesn't mean I'm going to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puc86 Posted September 25, 2007 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 19,261 Reputation: 6,143 Days Won: 255 Joined: 10/13/2002 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I'll be one of the first over, as I always have been, but once again I will not be getting tasered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outrunner Posted September 25, 2007 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 7,796 Reputation: 160 Days Won: 6 Joined: 06/08/2006 Share Posted September 25, 2007 DON"T TASE ME BRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economics_Nerd82 Posted September 25, 2007 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 5,903 Reputation: 10 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/09/2006 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I'm sure there is an arrest involved as well. So, I hope you have the "nads" for that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsofbull99 Posted September 26, 2007 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 6,744 Reputation: 912 Days Won: 17 Joined: 02/17/2002 Share Posted September 26, 2007 I'm sure there is an arrest involved as well. So, I hope you have the "nads" for that too.Buck the PoPo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBullies Posted September 26, 2007 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 2,461 Reputation: 86 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/14/2006 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Lighten up Nerd! Let him go! ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USF03 Posted September 26, 2007 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 1,532 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/05/2005 Share Posted September 26, 2007 UP lacks funds for TasersChristine Gibson, Staff WriterIssue date: 9/25/07 Section: NewsThe Tasing incident that took place at the University of Florida last week incited national outrage and provoked many questions as to whether or not the UFPD used excessive force.While UF administrators work out the details on the appropriateness of using the Taser in subduing Andrew Meyer, USF students can rest assured that Tasers will not be used inappropriately on them, as USF University Police do not carry them - at least, not now. Their officers carry only 9-mm guns, expandable batons and pepper spray.UP officials say budgetary constraints are partly to blame for the delay in getting Tasers - a popular tool lauded for its ability to control subjects while reducing injuries for both the officer and the subject."I don't think there's a reason for not having them - we just don't have them," UP Major John Withrow said. "We're in the research and development phase right now. They're not cheap, they're very expensive."Others within UP echoed that sentiment."To provide a Taser and the necessary training to every officer would be a good chunk of money," Lt. Meg Ross, UP Public InformationOfficer, said.Ross said she has seen dataindicating that officer injuries and subject injuries decrease when officers are provided with the weapon."From what I understand, it would be beneficial with regards to reducing injuries," she said.Major Withrow agreed and said Tasers are a key component in reducing struggle without using physical force."If you don't have to use force, it's likely you'll reduce injury. If there's no struggle, there's no injury. It's an intermediate weapon," he said.Local law enforcement agencies,including the Tampa Police Department and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office,employ Tasers."Most of the other local agencies have them. We're just behind. We'd have to find a way to pay for them ... they're expensive," Withrow said.Given the controversy at UF, Withrow said that USFPD is researching advanced Tasers with built-in surveillance technology."Some of the models that we're looking at include an onboard camera on the Taser itself so you have a record of the audio and visual of what happened leading up to the Tasing," Withrow said.Lt. Ross said she was unaware of any active research being done on purchasing Tasers and did not believe it was part of any current budget negotiations taking place between UP and theadministration.However, Ross expressed the need for all necessary tools available to them."We have had officers involved in shootings, we've had officers get shot at and we've had officers who have had suspects try to take their guns. Everything that happens at Tampa Police Department and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office happens here," she said.http://media.www.usforacle.com/media/storage/paper880/news/2007/09/25/News/Up.Lacks.Funds.For.Tasers-2989681.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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