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Cake day: September 15th, 2023

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  • Genuine question, how accurate are Tazers? If the partner was in a headlock, was there any risk of tazering the wrong person while the gum was more accurate?

    Speaking independently of the story- Not very by comparison to firearms. Something like 50% less accurate. There’s also the issue that tasers will not always incapacitate someone. That’s a gamble if someone has a weapon and the range to use it.

    Part of the rationale in using a firearm is the need to body someone before they can use a weapon where non lethal methods are just not as effective.

    Of course, when you investigate yourself you will always find that you used your firearm in the appropriate situational context.





  • Appreciate the cooler response, despite that we started by snipping at each other.

    I can’t say I have the answers, but I figure it’s a start, along with greater oversight and accountability. Doing better with general education helps build more people with common sense. Better mental healthcare. Better emotional education. Gun laws that are actually common sense about restrictions without being sweeping and mindless. A more common sense gun culture.

    Injecting more guns just feels like a simple answer to a complex question that doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. That just creates more unpredictable factors, which isn’t something you ever want when you’re trying to secure a situation.

    We’re so culturally and infrastructurally damaged that we can barely implement any solutions. I don’t know what fixes that.