Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Update
My last post, titled "Misuse of Stun Guns Continues and Throws Their Safety into Question," contained an error regarding the operation of a product by one of the manufacturers mentioned. According to a TASER International, Inc. spokesperson who contacted StunGun.com:
“When the TASER™ electronic control device is fired, it can be turned off at any time, even during the automatic five-second cycle, by turning the safety to the ‘off’ position. The purpose of the automatic timing is to preclude inadvertent early shut off, but the operator has full control and can turn the device off at any time.”
I welcome the notification. Even so, uninterrupted five-second (or even longer) stun durations have led to a considerable debate on safety. Reports, proven or unproven, of injury and even death have followed stuns of long, continuous durations or of excessive repetition. Manufacturers’ attention to safety in this regard is paramount.
Well-known human rights groups and others continue in their relentless demands for further testing of less-lethal technology. Their calls remain for explanations of product features and of manufacturers’ attention to safety.
My last post, titled "Misuse of Stun Guns Continues and Throws Their Safety into Question," contained an error regarding the operation of a product by one of the manufacturers mentioned. According to a TASER International, Inc. spokesperson who contacted StunGun.com:
“When the TASER™ electronic control device is fired, it can be turned off at any time, even during the automatic five-second cycle, by turning the safety to the ‘off’ position. The purpose of the automatic timing is to preclude inadvertent early shut off, but the operator has full control and can turn the device off at any time.”
I welcome the notification. Even so, uninterrupted five-second (or even longer) stun durations have led to a considerable debate on safety. Reports, proven or unproven, of injury and even death have followed stuns of long, continuous durations or of excessive repetition. Manufacturers’ attention to safety in this regard is paramount.
Well-known human rights groups and others continue in their relentless demands for further testing of less-lethal technology. Their calls remain for explanations of product features and of manufacturers’ attention to safety.
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