[[A very brief item from wikipedia, date of origin unknown: The Taser X26 stun gun is part of the officer equipment, which provides another non-lethal means of subduing suspects. Despite some safety concerns due to incidents experienced by foreign police forces, the weapon was deemed suitable for use by trained personnel, and was rolled out […]
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS: Tasers have been issued to Singapore police since 2007. Here is an example of their (infrequent) use, against as drunk man who was acting rowdily …]] Today online SINGAPORE — The police said they had to use a taser on a 47-year-old drunk after he became aggressive and charged at them repeatedly […]
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS: Police taser a man “on a rampage” – clearly in psychiatric distress – in a Singapore coffee-shop. Perhaps appropriately, but very likely exaggeratedly (if the local police share any traits with their US counterparts), the police took his threats to blow up the cafe seriously, tasered him, and he was sent off […]
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS : Singapore Police officers here have used their Taser guns on 69 occasions in the last year, but none of the suspects tased suffered any serious injuries, according to the police. The tasers may be generic models: they said to generate 1200 volts (sic: 50,000 volts for TASER moels) but they are […]
[[SUMMARY /COMMENTS: Report on the use of a taser in Singapore: A Russian man who refused to leave a lodging house was stunned by a taser gun after he attempted to charge at police officers on Sunday morning. He had checked into a room together with a woman around 8am and paid $8 to stay […]
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS: A new TV drama series in in production, the most realistic Singapore police drama series ever made. One element: use of tasers by the police. Some crew members even received taser shots, under Singapore Police control . A star of the series said: “They needed a volunteer to get tasered during the […]
[[Comments/summary: Even as Australia launched fresh investigations on Wednesday into the use of stun guns by law enforcers, police officers in Singapore will continue to use the Taser X26 for now. The police say: “Since the SPF armed a group of officers from two Neighbourhood Police Centres (NPC) with the Taser X26 in July 2005, […]
Malaysian police are set to become the second in Southeast Asia after Singapore to use the non-lethal Taser , TO BE used by police in developed countries as it is considered non-lethal.stun guns. The 220 tasers “The Taser is a weapon which is used to stun fleeing or belligerent suspects.”
Comments/Summary: Singapore Police report 44 uses of taser and threaten to use it against G20 protestersComments/Summary: Singapore Police report 44 uses of taser and threaten to use it against G20 protesters
Comments/summary: The Singapore Straits Times observes that taser use has increased since it was first introDuced in Singapore in 2005. “While the Taser stun guns appear useful here, their use has garnered controversy overseas.” “Used 44 times without any resulting deaths or serious injuries”
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_364300.htmlApril 16, 2009http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_364300.htmlApril 16, 2009
Summary and comments: The Singapore Straits Times observes that taser use has increased since it was first introDuced in Singapore in 2005. “While the Taser stun guns appear useful here, their use has garnered controversy overseas.” “Used 44 times without any resulting deaths or serious injuries” (need to question “serious”)
Comments-summary : Singapore police use taser against “knife-wielding man who shows suicidal tendencies” … the taser is reported as being used to prevent suicide, in this case with no harmful consequences. This reflects the image the corporation transmits about its weaponry… and the story is clearly “positive”.Comments-summary : Singapore police use taser against “knife-wielding man who shows suicidal tendencies” … the taser is reported as being used to prevent suicide, in this case with no harmful consequences. This reflects the image the corporation transmits about its weaponry… and the story is clearly “positive”.