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Ombudsman says no need for Tasers Ombudsman says no need for Tasers
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Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan has not identified the need for a controversial 'stun gun' to be brought into use by the PSNI, she has said.Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan has not identified the need for a controversial 'stun gun' to be brought into use by the PSNI, she has said.
Chief constable Sir Hugh Orde is considering introducing Tasers which use an electric current to stun and immobilise violent offenders.Chief constable Sir Hugh Orde is considering introducing Tasers which use an electric current to stun and immobilise violent offenders.
The ombudsman would be responsible for investigating any complaints from the public about their use.The ombudsman would be responsible for investigating any complaints from the public about their use.
Mrs O'Loan said if she felt there was a need for Tasers, she would say so.Mrs O'Loan said if she felt there was a need for Tasers, she would say so.
"I have no say as to whether the police chose to use tasers or not. That is a policing decision which they will make," she said. "I have no say as to whether the police chose to use tasers or not. That is a policing decision which they will make," she told BBC Radio Ulster's Sunday Sequence programme.
"But if it were that I found there was a need for something like a taser, then I would feel entitled to say it."But if it were that I found there was a need for something like a taser, then I would feel entitled to say it.
"I haven't identified such a gap yet.""I haven't identified such a gap yet."
Tasers are already in use by police forces in England, Scotland, Wales and the USA.Tasers are already in use by police forces in England, Scotland, Wales and the USA.