Non Lethal Weapons
There is more to no lethal weapons than just pepper spray and tasers. No lethal weapons have a reason, but are more lethal than they are said to be. This is happening the more they advance. No lethal weapons help to calm rioters by the improvements that are made. There are also injuries that come with no lethal weapons.
There are many advancements in the development of no lethal weapons. These advances have increased the interest of no lethal weapons. Lethal landmines were banned with the Ottawa treaty; however, new mines are being enhanced to use rubber balls, electric wires, and chemicals (SV; however, SV.) (Nick Lewer). For example, there is a no lethal weapon that uses three no lethal weapons in one; it uses pepper spray, electric shock, and video surveillance (SV; SV.). Another no lethal weapon uses microwaves; it penetrates through skin; it uses water molecules to vibrate inside the body (SV; SV; SV.). These are only a few of the many developments of no lethal technology.
No lethal weapons are used for a number of reasons. When dealing with civilians, military forces and policy makers are looking for an alternative to lethal force. Police and prison services are also interested in no lethal arrest and restraint techniques (Nick Lewer). For example, the use of no lethal weapons on an aircraft could be used to take down hijackers. When dealing with civilians, law enforcement doesn’t want to kill the citizen, but slightly injure them. These are a few of the many examples to use no lethal weapons.
People have their own reasons for the use of no lethal weapons. According to Sgt. Crispin Castillo, “If we simply kill a criminal, we will not know why he did what he did and we will not be able to gain kn...
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There are advances happening with non lethal weapons that could change the future. The reasons for the use of non lethal weapons grow with every day. Effects or injuries of these so called “non lethal weapons” is making them more lethal than non lethal. Non lethal weapons are advancing and by this advancement it is making them more lethal than non lethal, but these weapons are also serving a purpose.
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Non-lethal weapons are popular among law-enforcement for the reasons of being able to provide a police officer detain larger and more hostile subjects without a large risk of injury to his/her self or the subject. Most common uses of non-lethal force is the application of tear gas or pepper spray. Both have extremely large incapacitating effects designed to bring down individuals and give the police officer the upper hand. Pepper spray is common in the law enforcement world, but has skyrocketed in public providing protection for individuals to carry a small can to provide protection when stuck in a scary situation. Tear gas and pepper spray as the intentions to subdue someone but there is always a time where the expectations are not met and
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...using chemical sprays or projectiles implanted with chemicals, such as pepper spray. Officers may also use “Conducted Energy Devices, CEDS” to control an individual, these weapons are usually known as Tasers. Tasers release a high-voltage jolt of electricity from a distance. A good situation in which law enforcement officers use this guideline is when they are trying to control riots. Using less-lethal technologies officers may be able to control a large group, if they are not able to restrain them then officers will be left to use blunt impact, chemicals such as tear gas or pepper spray, or even conducted energy devices until they are able to get ahold of the situation
...e bodies and ending the life. This form of weapons challenges the notion that power works to create and maintain bodies, this “necropolitical force works to extinguish life, rather than create it. This sort of backwards-ing of our system(western world) is a “queering force”, and further works to alienate the “terrorist”.
It is safe to say that tasers are not as lethal as guns, but they can still cause serious damage to individuals. This is because not everyone has the same body and not everyone will have the same reaction to 50,000 volts of electricity. In the text, “Taser Controversy Refuses to Die” by author Matthew Davis, “the ‘less - than - lethal’ weapons have been involved one 74 deaths in the United States and Canada” (5,1). Tasers are known as weapons that are
The petition states that: “First, these weapons must be re-classified as lethal. This is not only accurate, but it ensures that these weapons are used only in situations that would otherwise justify the use of lethal force.”
While proponents of the taser consider it as a non – lethal alternative to more aggressive uses of force, it is surrounded by controversy from its opponents who criticize the lack of centralized and standardized policies for use both nationally, as well as locally, and the immediacy in which they are used in police encounters with an emphasis on their susceptibility to abuse. Additionally, studies on humans and animals have revealed that the electrical shock delivered by tasers can result in both respiratory and cardiovascular complications, of which the latter has been documented to result in cardiac arrest (Amnesty International, 2008, p. 28). Through a review of current and past literature, it becomes apparent that until certain remedies and recommendations are made, the taser is not suitable for use by law enforcement
Many do not know what Deadly Force is and when is the appropriate time for the Police Officer to use it. According to CFR 1047.7 “Deadly Force means that force which is reasonable person would consider likely to cause death or serious body harm”. This means that deadly force is supposed to be used as a last resort when Police Officer cannot get the situation under. To be able to use Deadly Force it has to be justified only if when all of the lesser means have failed to work or they cannot be employed reasonably. A Police Officer that is protective is authorized to use deadly force only when one of the five circumstances exist. The first circumstance is “Self-Defense, Serious Offenses against persons, Nuclear Weapon...
The two major less than lethal weapons that I have chosen are: Taser gun and tear gas that were developed for law enforcement officials. Now the eldest and most extensively used non-lethal law enforcement device is the tear gas, which has stayed accessible since the 1950s, and is used both to control a specific person and crowds. Its admiration is based on both its cost efficiency and its effortlessness use and, most essential, aside from the rare cases, its non-lethality. Tear gas is mostly used by every law enforcement individual in the world and it is a main non-lethal, crowd control tool for military units, as well. For that reason the supply of tear gas is overwhelming once it’s used, most uses contain larger crowds of individuals who are involved in violent behaviors.
Police have the duty and responsibility to enforce the laws and ordinances within their jurisdiction, maintain order, and assist those within the community. Police officers protect property and lives (Duties & Responsibilities of Police Officers, 1975). In the course of duty, a police officer may use force when necessary. The International Association of Chiefs of Police has defined force as “that amount of effort required by police to compel compliance from an unwilling subject” (Police Use of Force in America 2001, 2001). The use of force is accepted as part of police work and is allowed until the force becomes excessive. Excessive force is defined as “the application of an amount and/or frequency of force greater than that required to compel compliance from a willing or unwilling subject” (Police Use of Force in America 2001, 2001). The use of excessive force may become a criminal act committed by a police officer. Police use of force is divided between non-lethal and lethal force. Non-lethal force is most commonly used by police officers, but lethal force may be necessary and acceptable to the situation. Non-lethal force includes physical force such as an officer placing a hand on an individual to show a position of authority and control, stun guns, batons, and bean-bag shots. Lethal force is most commonly the use of a firearm. The amount of force necessary is unique to each situation, may change as a situation evolves, and often depends on the experience level of the officer.
safety involved in the use of these weapons. Can we really make a weapon that