The Taser fad.Thank you for providing the article "The Trouble with Tasers" (by Anne-Marie Cusac, April issue). I am a police officer and member of Amnesty International Amnesty International (AI,) human-rights organization founded in 1961 by Englishman Peter Benenson; it campaigns internationally against the detention of prisoners of conscience, for the fair trial of political prisoners, to abolish the death penalty and torture of . Thanks for balancing out the pros and cons pros and cons Noun, pl the advantages and disadvantages of a situation [Latin pro for + con(tra) against] . The author of the article did her homework. April Smith Brunswick, Maine I am appalled at the use of tasers. People who use tasers should themselves be afflicted af·flict tr.v. af·flict·ed, af·flict·ing, af·flicts To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on. [Middle English afflighten, from afflight, with a shot from a taser at normal strength as part of their training. Then they would have an idea of the agony they would be causing in using the weapon. After all, it is nonlethal, the company says. One exposure could make someone think twice about using it on someone else. There should probably be a refresher course every five-to-ten uses, just to keep the pain foremost in the user's mind. Barrie Eichhorn West Chester, Pennsylvania The Borough of West Chester is the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania.GR6 Philadelphia is 25 miles to the east and Wilmington 17 miles to the south. |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion