Like, instead of tasers, live ammunition, etc, why isn’t there some sort of investment in making tranquilizer guns to incapacitate criminals?
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In addition to comments re: time it takes for a tranq dart to work, you have the added issue of ensuring it actually injects the serum. There are countless cases of the taser points not making skin contact with a subject due to clothing issues. There is no reason to think that this would not also impact tranquilizer use.
Cops do have access to non-lethal munitions. Bean bag rounds, rubber bullets, etc. have all been used when it is appropriate to de-escalate a situation. Can they be used MORE? Probably . . . but when a subject has a weapon in hand, the use of non-lethals becomes problematic, as preservation of life is the paramount issue.
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