Cop 'confuses' his service pistol with Taser - shoots crazy man

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  1. Jun 23, 2006 #1
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    WOW. There is NO excuse for 'confusing the two'...geesh..

     
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    Four fitle for fhis fhread fis funny. :p

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    Meh...the guy is out of the tree...what's the problem?
     
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    On the radio, I heard that the taser they carry feels similar to the service pistol, and is carried right below the pistol. So, an officer relying on reflexes/muscle memory could accidentally draw the pistol and not realize it.
     
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    He wasn't in a hurry, right? If it were life or death I could understand it MAYBE...
     

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