Question

Many police agencies have equipped their officers with less-than-lethal weapons such as pepper spray and Tasers. During training, should the officers be subjected to being tasered and pepper sprayed themselves? What would this accomplish?

Answer 1

Its depends on the agencies and departments. However, if we talk about law enforcement agencies then ,Yes, definitely during training the officers should be subjected to being tasered and pepper sprayed themselves. It will train the officers , when to use pepper sprays or tasered and what are its effects on human body.

Such training would enable the officers to know the impacts and results of using pepper spray and tasered. This way they would use it in a proper way as per the need while fighting against the criminal activities.
The main objective of such training is to make perfect the officers and not to use weapons to control the criminals. This concept is introduced with a view not to harm the offenders or criminals physically and catch them alive without giving them injury.

It is necessary to introduce technical prospect and different ways in law enforcement systems because with the help of such concepts criminals can be caught and the crime rates can be reduced. It will also create a sense of fear in the mind of criminals and they will avoid committing crimes.