Use of police tasers - excessive force?

[denuseri]

Reminds me of those experiments that were done in the 70's with a group of otherwise normal individuals placed in a detention facility setting with some as guards and others as prisoners providing a great deal of evidence that "power corrupts".

[thir]

Reminds me of those experiments that were done in the 70's with a group of otherwise normal individuals placed in a detention facility setting with some as guards and others as prisoners providing a great deal of evidence that "power corrupts".

Police are people just like other people, complete with hang-ups and prejudices..Only a saint do not have any at all. Difficult job, lots of provocations no doubt - a postion of authorithy - how many weapons should they have??