no point to keep going on this subject with you....this is the second thread we have....clearly we just have to agree to disagree because we see it completely differently. there are no lasting affects from a taser, hell i have seen people shock themselves for fun just to see what its like, prank others with one, etc..i dont see it as being excessive. i see it as the perfect tool for compliance. instead of officers having to wrestle and fight with suspects, they can just zap them once or twice until they decide to comply. i see no harm in that, not one bit. police existed before a lot of technology, now that they have it, it is exactly a reason to bypass the "hard work"...tasing leaves no more lasting damage than wrestling with someone to try and free up their hands. thats my view, it is apparently opposite of yours, but you wont be able to change it. so, truce i suppose