Police use taser gun on a 12 year old girl

'but the risk from the electricity is very low'

- Simon Chesterman, Association of Chief Police Offices


That's a load of *******s.

- Simon Chesterman, Association of Chief Police Offices


That's a load of *******s.

should see the **** going down in turkey if that shocked you

reading the article it sounds like it was necessary, what else could the do? she was wielding two knifes going crazy.


Do you have evidence to prove otherwise?

Since 2003 there's been a rising trend of taser related deaths most likely due to cardiac arrest. Whilst I can't be arsed going through every single incident you can check Wikipedia for listed deaths - yes, it's not the world's best resource but it gives you a good idea.

Since 2003 there's been a rising trend of taser related deaths most likely due to cardiac arrest. Whilst I can't be arsed going through every single incident you can check Wikipedia for listed deaths - yes, it's not the world's best resource but it gives you a good idea.

Possibly, but in this situation there wasn't much else they could do. The harm she could of caused with the knives outweighs the harm caused to her by the taser

Whilst there may be a risk of cardiac arrest it IS low and either way she would be harmed - it would just be less painful than a knife. Also, if she was intent on harming herself or the public the police would endanger their own lives as well as others by trying to remove the knives from her so it is slightly a justifiable course of action.

If anything, this story is very sad that a 12 year old - a child basically, would want to end their life or bring some serious harm to themselves.

Since 2003 there's been a rising trend of taser related deaths most likely due to cardiac arrest. Whilst I can't be arsed going through every single incident you can check Wikipedia for listed deaths - yes, it's not the world's best resource but it gives you a good idea.

I'm not disagreeing with the use of Taser per se, but I won't defend them on the basis of being a preferred option when they carry just the same risk as any other police deterrent. I find it a rather a evil kind of weapon for compliance.

Kind of agree. Tasering a 12 year old despite their gender is almost unthinkable in our society but murder, rape and mutilation of children in the likes of Syria, Sierra Leone, Turkey, India etc are almost every day occurrences. The media loves to blow things like this up as if 12 year old's cannot pose a big enough of a threat to warrant forceful action.

What would you have suggested they use instead?

Think you forgot to also mention the rape/murder of children in Iraq/Afghanistan as well.

It's not a case of using something instead, I think Simon Chesterman should simply retract his statement.