This tactics forum deals with a lot of strange situations, here's one that IMO will be one to contend with going forward.
You're accosted by BG's who pull a weapon on you. Not a gun, knife, club or anything lethal, but a Taser, capable of shooting some 15 odd feet and totally incapacitating you. What degree of responsive force would you be justified in using?
I think robbers are going to use Tasers as a stun and run product and how to deal with them could be problematic. My guess.....even though the actual event of being shot with a Taser may not be deemed as lethal right now, the fact that the weapon can totally disable you makes you vulnerable to death or bodily harm and justifies you to use the same type responsive tactics as you would when defending against a knife or gun. Just MHO.
U.F.O.
You're accosted by BG's who pull a weapon on you. Not a gun, knife, club or anything lethal, but a Taser, capable of shooting some 15 odd feet and totally incapacitating you. What degree of responsive force would you be justified in using?
I think robbers are going to use Tasers as a stun and run product and how to deal with them could be problematic. My guess.....even though the actual event of being shot with a Taser may not be deemed as lethal right now, the fact that the weapon can totally disable you makes you vulnerable to death or bodily harm and justifies you to use the same type responsive tactics as you would when defending against a knife or gun. Just MHO.
U.F.O.