Tractor thief tased by police - video

[VinnieL]

I retired from law enforcement after 30 years of service about the time Tasers began to be deployed so I never used one. I have seen and heard of cases where they work and where they don't. They rely upon the high voltage to scramble nerves and muscles and interfere with the normal electrical impulses from the brain. We had a training Taser that they put patches (similar to EKG patches) on the cop who was going to demonstrate it. We had one Sgt. who volunteered and although it did affect him, he was able to keep walking right through the shock although his actions looked like a Neanderthal man! Before Tasers some of the officers carried stun guns which were handheld devices with electrodes you pushed in to someone and squeezed the switch. The electricity would arc actoss a gap of about 1 1/2-2 inches. We were in a big street fight one time and I drew back to punch this guy who was resisting arrest and another cop handed me his stun gun. I pushed it hard into this guy's tummy and gave him a good shot of electricity. The guy looked at me and said "Don't you be using that electric sh#t on me now!" It had absolutely no effect on him. I gave it back to the cop and then proceeded to punch the guy, knocking him down and handcuffing him. It's like Pepper Spray...I know some cops who would spray it on pizza or tacos before eating them......