http://www.usacarry.com/forums/ Anything dealing with the use of deadly force and their laws. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:27:20 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.usacarry.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.usacarry.com/forums/ http://www.usacarry.com/forums/deadly-force-law/10242-scenario-opinion.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:39:25 GMT Based on an actual scenario that happened this week: Mount Pleasant drug store robbed The Post and Courier - Charleston SC newspaper... Based on an actual scenario that happened this week:
Mount Pleasant drug store robbed The Post and Courier - Charleston SC newspaper

"A man walked into the CVS at 1603 U.S. Highway 17 shortly after 12 noon, said police... the man handed the clerk a note that implied he was armed, but the clerk didn't see a weapon. He demanded a variety of controlled substances..."

If you were the clerk and armed, do you comply, do you say no, do you draw down on him and hold him for the cops? I know... factors and all. Based on the video footage, let's say there was no one behind him and only a few patrons elsewhere in the store. ]]> Deadly Force and The Law GeneralSumter http://www.usacarry.com/forums/deadly-force-law/10242-scenario-opinion.html http://www.usacarry.com/forums/deadly-force-law/10062-insurance-company.html Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:37:19 GMT Where I can find a insurance company for a injury person and for a lawyer? If something is happen to you got shot or you shot to a person, and... Where I can find a insurance company for a injury person and for a lawyer?

If something is happen to you got shot or you shot to a person, and taken person to the hospital. You need a insurance company for the medical insured. If a bad guy sued you to court, is there a insurance company can covered for the lawyer's fee. ]]> Deadly Force and The Law RRGlock23 http://www.usacarry.com/forums/deadly-force-law/10062-insurance-company.html http://www.usacarry.com/forums/deadly-force-law/10036-taser-recommends-police-avoid-shooting-tasers-chest.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:24:49 GMT Arizona-based stun-gun maker recommends police avoid shooting Tasers at chest By AMANDA LEE MYERS , Associated Press PHOENIX - Stun-gun maker... Arizona-based stun-gun maker recommends police avoid shooting Tasers at chest
By AMANDA LEE MYERS , Associated Press


PHOENIX - Stun-gun maker Taser International has started telling police agencies to avoid firing the devices at suspects' chests, explaining that there's an "extremely low" risk of ill effects on the heart and that doing so will make defending lawsuits easier.

The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company made the recommendation in an Oct. 12 revised training manual, saying it "has less to do with safety and more to do with effective risk management for law enforcement agencies."

The manual also includes a lengthy explanation about deaths caused by sudden cardiac arrest.

"Should sudden cardiac arrest occur in a scenario involving a Taser discharge to the chest area, it would place the law enforcement agency, the officer, and Taser International in the difficult situation of trying to ascertain what role, if any, (the device) could have played," according to the manual.

The manual includes a graphic displaying the human body and "preferred target areas." The company recommends firing Tasers anywhere but at the head, neck and chest. The manual says to avoid chest shots "when possible" and "unless legally justified."

Taser critics call the company's new recommendation an admission that the devices can cause heart attacks.

"It's a sea change, a passive acknowledgment that Taser has indeed been overconfident about its claims of safety," said Mark Silverstein, legal director of the ACLU of Colorado. "It underscores the question marks that have been adding up along with hundreds of bodies."

Amnesty International says more than 350 people in the U.S. died after they were shocked with Tasers, and that in 50 of those cases, medical examiners cited a link between Taser shocks and death.

Taser officials say the new recommendation is designed only to "avoid any potential controversy on this topic."

"There is no significant shift," Taser spokesman Steve Tuttle said in an e-mail. "Just a slight change by literally a few inches when intentionally targeting the preferred target zone ... Medical and field studies continue to demonstrate that the Taser carries a lower risk of injury than traditional force options, leading to lower officer injury rates and safer communities."

Tasers are used by 14,200 law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. Human rights groups have long said that Tasers cause heart attacks, but Tuttle said there have been 96 lawsuits that the company won or judges dismissed.

He said Taser has lost just one case, which is under appeal.

Phoenix police Sgt. Trent Crump said his agency is now in the beginning stages of teaching officers to avoid aiming Tasers at the chest when possible.

"Our primary target still continues to be and has always been the back," he said. "You're talking about adjusting your front shot, lowering the shot when possible." ]]> Deadly Force and The Law BigSlick http://www.usacarry.com/forums/deadly-force-law/10036-taser-recommends-police-avoid-shooting-tasers-chest.html