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Our taser POLICY (edited) is more strict than most. However,the media hypes what it wants.

If you look at the number of successful (probes hit target) tazes, the percentage of death or serious bodily injury is miniscule. They have been statistically proven to decrease officer assaults and injuries.

Things can go wrong with any intermediate weapon. You can miss a motor point (thigh) with your baton and hit the hip, causing serious bodily injury. In combat stress (ie fight) you lose your fine motor skills. We train with batons but in the heat of the moment you still have to slow down and focus your strikes.

I don't think a Taser qualifies as a deadly weapon. Either in case law or according to Texas PC.