82 yr old lady tazed

[kola]

damn insane.

another reminder to never open your door to LEO's.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/636574,CST-NWS-mitch06.article

kola

[Lex]

This should be moved to Outside the Shire.

[Kat Kanning]

S"heesh, they bust into her house and complain when she reacts to that?

[Fragilityh14]

it's insane how taser happy the police are these days.

[Raineyrocks]

it's insane how taser happy the police are these days.

Really, I'm going to spend some time today looking up stuff that can protect people from these tasers.

Here's one link so far:http://www.newscientist.com/blog/lastword/2007/06/counter-taserism.html

The following answer was selected and edited by New Scientist staff

The best way to stop a shock from a Taser would be to wear a conductive suit in order to short-circuit the needles. A shark suit, which is made of metal mesh and worn by divers in shark-infested waters, might be the most effective. The suit would probably stop the needles reaching the skin, but could be a bit awkward for a master criminal attempting a quick getaway.

Aluminium foil is cheap and should work, but could pull away from the needles under the force of their impact, so the best option would probably be to wear a woven metal fabric, which would tend to grab the needles.

A bulletproof jacket might also work by stopping the needles before they penetrate the skin.

Andrew Hicks, Harris Park, New South Wales, Australia

[Kat Kanning]

Sounds like chainmail would be good