How do you educate a law enforcement officer to recognize all of those instances in a very few seconds where they have to make decisions? We all sit back in our comfortable chairs and try to find the right answer. Would you say that it is appropriate only under the best circumstances? Even in an emergency room, where you have the best medical training, you have to think fast in order to make the right decision at the right time.
I'm going to ask each of you this simple question. If you could wave your magic wand today, would you want police officers to have that tool, the taser, in their possession, provided you had the right people, the right training, and the right rules?
Dr. Dowling and Dr. McCallum.