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Whatever happened to good old fashioned pepper spray?

"DON'T TAZE ME, BRO!"

Jam it back in, in the dark.

So they swapped out Potentially-lethal-weapon-A for Potentially-lethal-weapon-B =\

What about Bean-Bag-Bullet Handguns? Non-lethal and to my knoweldge, they haven't killed anyone.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Greykin

I'm guessing it's an availability issue, I'm sure those aren't as readily available as a taser. Also it seems like the image of a firearm being pointed at someone by a police officer in the public eye wouldn't go over very well as compared to a taser.

Well if you make the gun stand out too much, it could be mistaken for a toy gun or something, but if you make it too similar to a firearm, well that's obviously going to not go over well either.

My suggestion would be to equip all officers with a normal .9mm Firearm and a secondary Bean-Bag-Bullet Handgun which is Painted with Reflective Yellow Stripes to distinguish it from a normal handgun.
Maybe make the gun a bit bulkier too.

Example of what I mean by the stripes:


--Edit--
Also, a public awareness campaign might also help for getting enough of them out to the field.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.