Police Utilize a TASER on Fire Man

Police officers across the globe are called out to assist in many situations in a bid to reduce tension in an area and to protect innocent lives. In some cases the situations that officers find themselves in require fast thinking and effective results.

A case in Shelbyville, Indiana which certainly demanded quick thinking and effective results, found officers called out to confront a man who had doused himself in gasoline in an attempt to set himself on fire.

Once the officers had assessed the situation, and it became clear the individual wasn’t going to listen to police orders when he tried to use his lighter in a bid to set his clothes on fire, a police officer operated a TASER device on the suicidal man. Unfortunately the first shot wasn’t effective, which called for a second officer to operate his device in order to gain control of the individual.

In the end it took officers four times to successfully disable the man, where they then brought him to a nearby hospital where he was being treated for his burn injuries. While he suffered burn injuries, he didn’t suffer any injuries from the TASER weapons used on him.

An individual who is not only intoxicated, but also suicidal whereby they attempt to set themselves on fire is a situation that most officers don’t find themselves confronted with on a daily basis. However, these instances require an officer to be quick on his feet in order to achieve effective results that produce little harm to the people involved.

Even though the fire man in question may have suffered from burn injuries, his life was subsequently saved by the operation of a TASER device; without such a self defense weapon it would have taken the officers involved a longer time at controlling the situation. Not only that, but the utilization of a traditional gun wouldn’t have been much use in a situation such as this.

Furthermore, the personal protection device used was able to assist in a situation by producing the necessary results in a quick amount of time that may not have been achieved otherwise.