Police to consider using taser guns on aggressive individuals - IGP
Police are considering allowing its staff to use taser guns in their daily operations, Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador said.
This is to reduce the necessity of using firearms, especially when dealing with aggressive or amok persons...
Police are considering allowing its staff to use taser guns in their daily operations, Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador said.
This would reduce the necessity of using firearms, especially when dealing with aggressive or amok persons.
“Police do not want to shoot anyone and want to resolve issues without loss of life, such as when dealing with persons under the influence of drugs who will be aggressive. So we want to only use taser guns to resolve these cases.
“Although the use of taser guns have been introduced before this, not many were provided to police staff, and most were of poor quality,” Hamid (above) told Bernama at Bukit Aman in Kuala Lumpur today.
He said taser guns had a specific lifespan, which depended on its quality.
“So, if possible, police want to acquire taser guns like those used by the police in America, which are durable,” he added.
Hamid said police were also in the process of acquiring body cameras for patrol duty, especially in city areas.
“After this, all police patrol cars will also be equipped with cameras and police staff with body cams as they will be interacting with the public.”
He added that the body cams were approved by the previous government.
On the preparations for the 15th general election, Hamid stressed that the police were always prepared for polls and had its standard operating procedure to face it.
- Bernama
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