Killing Them Safely

                    Killing them safely is a documentary about the criticisms of the use of tasers by the police. This documentary shows taser use in a very negative light, and attempts to persuade the viewer that tasers are not what they seem to be.The film also shows a lot of police brutality to try and persuade the viewer that the police are violent and ready to use physical force. Now I do not think the documentary is saying tasers are evil, I believe the main goal of this documentary is to show how the company TASER lied to police by saying that their product is 100% safe. TASER's claim gave the police the idea that  tasers are nonlethal so they use them indiscriminately. What the police do not know is that Tasers can cause ventricular defibrillation which leads to cardiac arrest.  This documentary does mean well, but I don't know what they want police to do. Would they prefer that the police use batons, and firearms more often? Yes pepper spray is an option, however it is not consistent in its effect on those it is used upon. There are multiple other "non-lethal" weapons which can very easily become lethal, but this is no different from any other product, any product can kill. Examples of these alternative options are bean bag rounds, which when shot with one hits an individual with the force of a fastball thrown by a major league pitcher, obviously that can become lethal in an instant.  Now I am not against the taser, it makes the polices job easier. It also gives policemen an option that isn't shooting the suspect with their sidearm, or beating someone with their club. I do think the taser can be dangerous, but it is similar to chemotherapy in a way. Say you have terminal cancer, you know you can have chemotherapy which gives you a chance to survive, or you can die. Now say you are high on meth streaking down main street and you lunge at a cop who is trying to subdue you, would you rather they shoot you twice in the head and once in the chest with a shotgun? or would you rather be tased? I believe that is an easy decision.