> I said it poorly reflected on their professionalism.
> The thing is, however, that cops responding to
> emergencies seldom have the proper equipment or training
> to neutralize an out of control person - all they carry
> is guns.
every beat cop i see has a night-stick. i eat semi-regularly at a diner across the street from one of their styes and every one of the porkers comes into the restaurant with a night-stick as well as a gun. if you can't disarm a guy with his hands cuffed behind his back with a 3 foot piece of oak, i think you better start busing tables at the diner or do some other socially useful work.
> On the other hand, I heard a serious claim by a
> knowledgeable source that non-lethal means are not very
> effective when the subject is out of control and under
> the influence of substances that neutralize the feeling
> of pain (e.g. cocaine).
recreational cocaine users do not apply the drug topically or subcutaneously, so they do not experience analgesia from its use.
> The source provided several examples of such situations
> - one involved a perp who slashed the throats of his
> girlfirend and her child before he was felled by
> multiple gun shots by the police.
well, since this sometimes happens, no point in starting off with slight force and escalate as needed. when in doubt, use prophylactic homicide.
-- no Onan