New Taser can strike suspect 100 feet away

[The Straight Story]

New Taser can strike suspect 100 feet away
Weapon shoots cartridge that delivers shock


Columbus police have deployed a new shotgun-style stun gun that can hit targets up to 100 feet away.

The Taser X12 shoots wireless cartridges that travel about 1,000 feet per second, officials said. The projectiles are similar in size and shape to traditional shotgun shells

“It’s incredibly accurate,” said Sgt. Matt Weekley.

The projectile is barbed and flies prongs first. Once it strikes its target, the prongs attach to the body through clothing.

The force of the strike causes the back end of the projectile to come apart and attach to another part of the body, completing a circuit. The two pieces are held together by a 14-inch wire. Gravity pulls the second piece, also barbed, back into contact with the body.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/03/27/new-taser-can-strike-suspect-100-feet-away.html?sid=101

[Buzz Clik]

1. We'd hate to have the cop in the proximity of the perp before frying them. What could go wrong?

[nebenaube]

3. Barbs just long enough to penetrate a cranium... n/t

[NYC_SKP]

2. YAY! This Should Make Neighborhood Basketball Pole Extractions Waaay More Efficient!

:sarcasm: