RCMP Taser Guidelines - Sort Of!

Jeebus that was fast - not.

Tory insider/RCMP Commissioner Bill Elliot has unveiled new guidelines on when mounties can use tasers. Now the stun guns can only be used when the officer or a member of the public is in "physical danger."

That still leaves far too much wiggle room. Almost any police-civilian encounter carries at least the possibility of some physical danger to the officer. The more cowardly the cop, the more likely he/she will perceive the risk of physical danger.

Elliot did say that simple refusal to obey an officer's commands will no longer be enough to warrant the use of tasers.