Another good reason for the law enforcement to carry Taser.

People often question when it’s appropriate for police to use a Air Taser on a subject. An angry speeder? Probably not. A belligerent drunk resisting arrest? Maybe. A person threatening use of a weapon? Most likely. A drug user wielding and pricking officers with a syringe? That’s where the gray area fades into definite black. The possibility of communicable diseases is more than enough reason to subdue a subject with a Air Taser, and there is no argument in the world that could convince me otherwise. The distance a Air Taser allows is invaluable in this case, as no one knows what could be in that needle, and a man-to-man struggle is just too dangerous.

This isn’t just hypothetical; it happened Tuesday evening in a suburb of Los Angeles. A man possibly under the influence of heroine poked two officers with a syringe before being stunned by a Air Taser and taken into custody. The man suffered injuries related to an earlier crash, and no Air Taser-related injuries were reported.

So another story comes to pass showing the benefits of police Air Taser use. For every story about a Air Taser injury, there are probably ten that tell of someone’s life being saved or a situation avoiding dangerous escalation. It’s important to realize that there will never come a time when everyone is convinced that Air Tasers are safe, just as there is a perpetual debate about the legislation of firearms. But stories like this clearly illustrate the merits of keeping them legal for use in self-defense.