Why aren’t all officers taser trained and equipped?
There may be a simple reason that I’m missing but I can’t see how funding or training would get in the way of every warranted officer being trained and carrying tasers. You’d think that would be something government would support in current crime environment, and you could just tack it onto basic training with assessment at the end on going onto beat. The only thing I can think of is being worried about fresh probies and new cops carrying them - but we give them all the big powers of constable, a baton and PAVA. Obviously taser is significantly more dangerous but imagine if the Golders Green responders didn’t have taser? Genuinely interested in takes or more info that I’m not seeing!