MysteryAdvocates for police taser use say the less-than-lethal devices allow police an option to subdue suspects while avoiding deadly force. Critics point to a large number of serious injuries and deaths that they say could have been avoided by employing a different approach and not tasing suspects.
"The tools law enforcement officers carry today are in many ways a far cry from those they used in the not-so-distant past, and few tools have had as big an impact or come with as much controversy as the electronic control device, more commonly known as the Taser." - thebalancecareers.com