Shotgun stun guns

[Pat K]

http://www.wtsp.com/news/topstories/article/190334/250/New-High-Tech-Taser-being-used-in-Polk-County

Well isn't this just dandy.

[KBCraig]

Oh sure, handy-dandy. Wait until you see the crowd-control version, which sprays conductive carbon fibers all over everyone while delivering a taser-like shock to anyone touching anyone touching any of the connected carbon fibers.

[MaineShark]

...thankfully he fell on top the XREP round.

In other words, you completely missed him, and only because he stumbled and landed on a live wire, did the thing actually work.

Joe

[littlehawk]

They won't stop will they?

Maybe peaceful protestors need to start wearing full body gear.

[CurtHowland]

They won't stop will they?

No.

Didn't you notice that, as their equipment has gotten more and more militaristic, their cries of "officer safety" have only increased?

The perverse incentives of bureaucracy, combined with Sovereign Immunity.