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Are TASER Self Defense Products Designed to Murder? Answers Based on Investigations and Reason

Article Category: Society

Author Name: Dan Reyes

Have you been taking into consideration getting TASER weapons for self defense purposes, but not having enough information on whether or not these weapons are actually lethal is discouraging you from making the right decision? Maybe you are in the company of thousands of individuals who search the web daily for a transparent and authoritative answer...only to stumble on conflictive points of view about the subject matter. Research no more. We got the response all figured out for you.

Can TASER weapons murder? The most informed answer is: "not really". Emergency medicine researchers at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine (in collaboration with investigators from the Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia, Louisiana State University, and University Medical Center in Nevada) studied nearly 1,000 cases of TASER products use throughout the USA. Their research results exposed that there were either no physical damage or only mild injuries (scrapes and bruises) in the vast majority of the cases (99.7%) of TASER products' employment. Although there were actually two incidents of head injuries (resulting from falls) and still one case in which someone was hospitalized with a condition "of unclear relationship to the TASER", these three incidents altogether constituted only 0.3 percent of the total number of cases (these research results were presented in 2007 at the American College of Emergency Physicians' Research Forum in Seattle, Washington).

Even with these facts, you may still ask yourself about those occurrences in which people have truly died after being subjected to the TASER product's electric discharge. While those regrettable cases are quite irrefutable, later investigations have revealed that there is no decisive data to sustain the view that TASER self defense weapons really caused those deaths, a conclusion that coincides with the research results of a study published in 2008 by the U.S. National Institute of Justice ("Study of Deaths Following Electro Muscular Disruption: Interim Report"). In most cases it hasn't been clear if excessive police force (combined with the physical strain that accompanies the verbal altercation, physical struggle or physical restraint) has been the responsible factor.

The same investigation found that no medical evidence exists to defend the opinion that TASER self defense products may cause cardiac dysrhythmia when deployed reasonably. On the other hand, the medical hazards of repetitive or uninterrupted electric discharges are still unspecified, so the TASER product must be used that way only for self defense situations in which your life (or that of a loved one) is in great danger, and when the benefits of using it repetitively or continuously far outweighs the potential risks for the criminal.

That point is even more important when bearing in mind the wellbeing of assailants who suffer medical problems such as heart conditions: though there are no definitive answers on their particular case, these individuals are still considered to be the most susceptible to the effects of these self defense weapons.

On the other hand, you ought to ask yourself: What are the chances of someone with a heart condition attacking you, anyways? Possibly too low to be worried about...particularly in any situation in which your life might be at danger.

Would you really hesitate using TASER self defense products against someone who is threatening to murder a dear family member of yours, just because he (the offender) might possibly have a heart condition? In our judgment, your security must always be your first concern anyways, because the one who might pass on or be gravely injured is YOU (or your loved one), NOT the mugger.

We must make clear that we unquestionably have a great consideration for all life and believe in the potential of criminals to be reformed. Yet you ought to remember that self defense is your basic human right, too. Your life (and that of your family members) should be respected and taken care of too.

Loss of life by TASER self defense products is not the most probable result for the offender who is willing to jeopardize your existence, as studies have exposed. Instead, secondary physical damage might be a more probable outcome, although those injuries are not thought to be completely attributable to the TASER's electric stimulation. For instance, the criminal may fall down to the ground after receiving the electrical shock, and may endure impact injuries, bruises, cuts and abrasions. The attacker may also suffer muscles or tendon tears, as well as stress fractures, as a result of muscles contractions. But if you hold yourself back from using a TASER because of that...what are you going to use instead?

If we turn to common sense we will find that those secondary injuries may also result from using any other variety of self defense tactics. For example, a criminal may fall down to the ground and experience impact injuries after the would-be-victim used his martial arts skill to defend himself/herself. With a firearm you can even murder the attacker, which is even worse. A non lethal TASER device is definitively a more effective and reliable self defense weapon as opposed to all of the above. And because it was the mugger who put your life in danger in the first place, it would not be reasonable to let a criminal hurt you (or a loved one) just to guard him from falling down and suffering some fractures.

Furthermore, it must be taken into account that ANY weapon, used the wrong way, can probably kill somebody. A baseball bat can be used to kill somebody. A pencil can kill somebody, used to stab your opponent. Many more criminals have died as the result of being attacked by the defender with shotguns and knives, regardless of the existence or absence of medical problems. In the worst case scenario, TASER self defense weapons are less lethal methods of defending yourself, your loved ones...and the offender himself.

TASER self defense products have been tested on thousands of police officials and voluntary citizens, without creating any life-threatening health problems (if TASERS were lethal weapons, police officers wouldn't consent to participate in these trials, would they?). However, you must take into account that police officials are professionals, and they have taken all the necessary precautions during these experiments, so please, do not try it at home. TASER weapons are not toys, but powerful self defense weapons.

In conclusion: Can TASER self defense weapons murder? Our educated opinion is NO...at least not in the vast majority of cases. However, we greatly suspect that in your darkest hour, in a situation in which your existence (or that of your dear family members) might be in mortal danger, you will not be questioning whether or not TASER weapons are lethal. You will even wish you had bought one just in time...before it was too late.

Keywords: taser, kill, murder, research, conclusions, self defense, products, weapons, non lethal, findings, logic

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