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Bromley police armed with Tasers
10:44am Monday 2nd July 2012 in Bromley By Robert Fisk
OFFICERS armed with Taser stun guns are patrolling the streets of Bromley after the borough was chosen to be one of the first in London to have the weapons.
From today (July 2) Bromley has 40 officers who are trained to use the guns and at any one time a maximum of four of them will be on patrol in two cars.
It is part of a gradual rollout of Taser to all London boroughs with only four other boroughs – Harrow, Barking & Dagenham, Enfield and Kingston - chosen to have them before the Olympics.
Tasers are also used by the Met’s CO19 Firearms Command and the Territorial Support Group units.
Chief Inspector Darren Murphy, from Bromley Police, said: “Taser has been safely and effectively used by the Metropolitan Police since 2003.
“This is about making sure that our officers are best equipped in their duty to protect the public.
“It enables restraint of violent individuals safely and efficiently, it is often less harmful to offenders than striking them with an asp or using CS spray and it is a less lethal option than using a firearm.
“Any time that a Taser is discharged the circumstances will be looked at for monitoring purposes and for transparency.
“There is a robust system of accountability including unique identification on each discharge and downloads from the Taser itself.”
Comments(18)
Holey Moley
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3:52pm Mon 2 Jul 12
First job for Bromley coppers, increase the voltage. Second job, rubber bullets.
Locked and Loaded
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8:28pm Mon 2 Jul 12
Holey Moley wrote:Third job, a nice .45 Glock G21.
There is enough evidence on YouTube to suggest these things don't work on anyone over 10st.
First job for Bromley coppers, increase the voltage. Second job, rubber bullets.
badabing badaboom,
No judge, jury, legal aid etc.
Just send for the undertaker, job done.
lariej
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9:07pm Mon 2 Jul 12
plasticfantastic
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10:25pm Mon 2 Jul 12
mouthalmighty
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11:51pm Mon 2 Jul 12
PaulErith
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4:19pm Tue 3 Jul 12
mickeyboy
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1:06pm Wed 4 Jul 12
plasticfantastic
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10:24pm Wed 4 Jul 12
mickeyboy wrote:Here we go!
Now they'll be able to zap innocent newspaper sellers on their way home instead of pushing them over
Jeeepsie Joe
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11:54am Thu 5 Jul 12
mickeyboy wrote:Replace the word 'innocent' with 'drunken p1ss taking', and you may get near the hard facts Mickyboi.
Now they'll be able to zap innocent newspaper sellers on their way home instead of pushing them over
mickeyboy
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12:21pm Thu 5 Jul 12
Jeeepsie Joe wrote:What about innocent Brazilian electricians then.
mickeyboy wrote:Replace the word 'innocent' with 'drunken p1ss taking', and you may get near the hard facts Mickyboi.
Now they'll be able to zap innocent newspaper sellers on their way home instead of pushing them over
Jeeepsie Joe
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2:06pm Thu 5 Jul 12
mickeyboy wrote:That's called collateral damage, the fog of war. He took one ( or maybe half a dozen ) for the team. Sh1t happens. His family are now living it large in Brazil on the compo.
Jeeepsie Joe wrote:What about innocent Brazilian electricians then.
mickeyboy wrote:Replace the word 'innocent' with 'drunken p1ss taking', and you may get near the hard facts Mickyboi.
Now they'll be able to zap innocent newspaper sellers on their way home instead of pushing them over
toomush2drink
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10:08pm Fri 6 Jul 12
mickeyboy wrote:Yoo mean innocent Brazilian electricians who run away when armed police shout "stop armed police ?".
Jeeepsie Joe wrote:What about innocent Brazilian electricians then.
mickeyboy wrote:Replace the word 'innocent' with 'drunken p1ss taking', and you may get near the hard facts Mickyboi.
Now they'll be able to zap innocent newspaper sellers on their way home instead of pushing them over
bexleybee
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11:50pm Fri 6 Jul 12
toomush2drink wrote:You mean innocent Brazilian who died due to at total shambles of a police operation.
mickeyboy wrote:Yoo mean innocent Brazilian electricians who run away when armed police shout "stop armed police ?".
Jeeepsie Joe wrote:What about innocent Brazilian electricians then.
mickeyboy wrote:Replace the word 'innocent' with 'drunken p1ss taking', and you may get near the hard facts Mickyboi.
Now they'll be able to zap innocent newspaper sellers on their way home instead of pushing them over
plasticfantastic
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8:55am Sat 7 Jul 12
Flowergirl76
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6:21pm Sat 7 Jul 12
I just feel our police are damned if they do & damned if they don't.
handymanchris
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12:27am Mon 9 Jul 12
Hands on, use of force needs to be justified and written about why it was used.
An asp, as above but again, More writing. Cs spray, the list goes on.
Just because they are armed with tasters does not mean its going to be used every time.
They do a job that people frown about, mock and don't respect. 90% who mock them have no reason to. 9% are criminals and the other 1%... make your own mind up about it.
plasticfantastic
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3:51pm Mon 9 Jul 12
handymanchris wrote:Well said that man!!!
People tend to forget, When a police officer does any thing, writing is involved.
Hands on, use of force needs to be justified and written about why it was used.
An asp, as above but again, More writing. Cs spray, the list goes on.
Just because they are armed with tasters does not mean its going to be used every time.
They do a job that people frown about, mock and don't respect. 90% who mock them have no reason to. 9% are criminals and the other 1%... make your own mind up about it.
oldblackfener says...
2:05pm Mon 2 Jul 12