Implemented and maintained a successful firearms and
taser training programs in accordance with State Standards.
«Every time some cop who only gets 4 - 6 hours of
taser training from Taser International sees that scene in «The Hangover» when Zach Galifianakis gets tased in the face, it reinforces the idea that the weapons are more pop - culture phenomenon than dangerous electric device,» Berardini says.
Not exact matches
The contractor in question, the Virginia - based US Corrections Special Operations Group (US C - SOG), has been stationed at Rikers Island since May,
training the jail's nearly 200 Emergency Services Unit (ESU) officers in tactical techniques, including the use of
Tasers and Kel - Tec shotguns loaded with rubber «less lethal» ammunition.
The controversial
Taser guns stun individuals with an electric shock but are only permitted to be used by
trained firearms officers facing an armed person.
In 2009, despite winning legal challenges,
Taser International revised its
training manuals to warn users that they should avoid firing at people's chests owing to the proximity of the heart to the electric pulses.
A Lake County deputy sheriff has been fired for playfully waving his firearm and
Taser while quoting lines from Denzel Washington's character in «
Training Day,» an action movie about a corrupt cop, the Sheriff's Office said Thursday.
They are
trained in the use of
Taser guns as an alternative to deadly force.