Writes DM: “I used to perform security functions in the military, and I think it’s important to point out that the police officers typically featured in your posts are using tasers in a manner that would be intolerable by military standards. Generally, military members performing security duties may use nonlethal (or, perhaps more accurately, less lethal) force as part of a continuum of force in response to a threat to their person. For example, if a person presents a threat to a sentry, the sentry should, if time permits, methodically escalate his use of force in order to resolve the … Continue reading Land of the Tasered