{"id":166,"date":"2012-08-05T01:44:48","date_gmt":"2012-08-05T01:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huffsantacruz.org\/wordpress\/?p=166"},"modified":"2012-12-15T23:57:34","modified_gmt":"2012-12-15T23:57:34","slug":"s-f-police-should-have-stun-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huffsantacruz.org\/wordpress\/s-f-police-should-have-stun-guns\/","title":{"rendered":"S.F. police should have stun guns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SF Chronicle Editorial – Sunday, August 5, 2012<\/h5>\n

San Francisco’s Police Commission<\/a> should not hesitate any longer in giving officers the ability to use a weapon that could improve public safety and save\u00a0lives.<\/p>\n

Police Chief Greg Suhr<\/a> has renewed the department’s request for permission to use stun guns. The chief has proposed a pilot program in which the devices would be issued to a limited number of officers who have undergone crisis intervention\u00a0training.<\/p>\n

The commission should be putting officers in position to do their jobs as professionally and humanely as possible. Suhr, like his predecessor George Gasc\u00f3n<\/a>, has suggested there are times when a stun gun can be the best alternative to lethal force against a threatening\u00a0suspect.<\/p>\n

Critics of stun guns point to instances when the jolt can be deadly – especially on suspects who have heart conditions or are high on certain drugs – and worry that they could be used disproportionately against minorities and the mentally\u00a0ill.<\/p>\n

The introduction of stun guns should be accompanied by training and careful monitoring – which is exactly what Suhr intends to do with this pilot\u00a0program.<\/p>\n

San Francisco is one of the last American cities to equip its force with stun guns. The police commission needs to stop dragging its\u00a0feet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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