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| Tasers for front-line police officers 'a mistake' | Tasers for front-line police officers 'a mistake' |
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| Offering Tasers to all front-line police officers would be a mistake, a Welsh police and crime commissioner said. | Offering Tasers to all front-line police officers would be a mistake, a Welsh police and crime commissioner said. |
| Christopher Salmon is opposed to the proposal by Steve White, the head of the Police Federation. | Christopher Salmon is opposed to the proposal by Steve White, the head of the Police Federation. |
| Mr White argues the devices can protect officers against "dangerous people". | Mr White argues the devices can protect officers against "dangerous people". |
| But Dyfed-Powys commissioner Mr Salmon said: "Routine arming with Tasers would be a mistake and counter to the traditions of British policing." | But Dyfed-Powys commissioner Mr Salmon said: "Routine arming with Tasers would be a mistake and counter to the traditions of British policing." |
| The commissioner for South Wales Police, Alun Michael, said: "How they are deployed is a matter for local decision. | |
| "It should be the chief constable, accountable to the police and crime commissioner, to decide how and where they're used and under what requirements." | |
| Tasers were introduced into British policing in 2003 as a non-lethal alternative for firearms officers facing potentially dangerous suspects. | Tasers were introduced into British policing in 2003 as a non-lethal alternative for firearms officers facing potentially dangerous suspects. |
| Officers are required to take a training course before being allowed to use a Taser and they are told only to deploy them when threatened with violence. | Officers are required to take a training course before being allowed to use a Taser and they are told only to deploy them when threatened with violence. |
| In 2013, the devices were deployed 10,380 times across England and Wales and there were 154 complaints about their use. | In 2013, the devices were deployed 10,380 times across England and Wales and there were 154 complaints about their use. |
| There have been a number of deaths related to the use of the stun guns. | There have been a number of deaths related to the use of the stun guns. |