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All police on the front line will eventually be given the
high-powered stun guns (right) in a new eraof law enforcement.
Uniformed members in Geelong and Ballarat will be the first
equipped with the controversialweapons in a "phased
implementation".
Ending years of debate over whether the force should be given
the shock devices that deliver apainful 50,000-volt charge to
immobilise people, police are today expected to reveal key details
of
the plan. It's believed police will be armed with a double-shot
Taser capable of hitting a person with two
separate charges of electricity.
The back-up shot can be fired if a suspect is not stopped by the
first.
The Tasers will have an automatic five-second shut-off
mechanism.
Police spokeswoman Natalie Webster said: "Victoria Police is not
able to provide any further detailregarding Tasers at this time and
we will be making an announcement regarding them in the next
few days." But a senior source said the "phased implementation"
would begin in regional centres and soon
spread state wide.
"It's not a trial. It's the start of Tasers in Victoria," the
source said.
"This is the first part of the roll-out, it will start in those
centres and then move everywhere else."
The cost for thousands of "electronic control devices" - either
the Taser X2 used by US policeforces or the Taser X26 used by the
US Army - could be up to $12 million.
Features listed on a US website for the water-proof Taser X2 are
improved accuracy "to take theguesswork out of aiming", an improved
power magazine for up to 500 firings and "back-up shot
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I would suggest that drugs are the main culprit and whytasers
are needed. Other reasons are mental illness.Perhaps that could be
solved by reverting back to thedays of hospitals for mentally ill
which affects a large part
of the population at times. Work pressure, sackings,stress are
all caused by societys incessant need for
higher levels of performance. Also, there are theincompetent
state governments who wont see into the
future as to the effects of the legislation that they pass
