Hong Kong police want to introduce stun gun

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Written by: Wang Jie'en McCain

2020-01-18 11:00

There are reports citing news that the police are studying the introduction of electric guns for daily duties. Earlier, the Commissioner of Police Deng Bingqiang was questioned whether he was studying the introduction of electric guns. He did not deny that he hoped to find a weapon that could replace the real gun.

With reference to information from various places, although police can be used in many places, its safety has attracted a lot of attention. Reuters has released an investigation report that sorting out the U.S. police's extensive use of electric guns since the early 2000s has caused 1,081 deaths, the youngest of whom is only 15 years old; among the deaths, more than 100 electric guns were the cause of death. In France, a police officer used an electric gun and a tear agent at the same time to a person, and eventually he caught fire.

▼ Illustration of the use of electric guns ▼

Where can I use an electric gun?

In the United States, Australia, England, England and Wales, Brazil, Singapore and other places, the police can use stun guns. However, not every police officer in London is equipped with a stun gun.

Electric gun principle

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There are different models of stun guns but no bullets. When launching, two objects like darts and connected wires can be nailed to the human body, even if a strong voltage is released through the clothes.

In July 2013, Pope Francis visited Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and police officers shot a demonstrator with an electric gun. (AFP)

Usable range

According to the guidelines of New South Wales, Australia, the back is the preferred target area, and the head should be avoided as much as possible; secondly, the face, groin and heart mouth should be avoided as far as possible.

Before using electric guns in the United Kingdom, it is necessary to issue warnings and consider risk factors, including the target falling to the ground and the risk of suffocation.

Feeling hit

Guidance from New South Wales, Australia states that the stun gun works best when hit above and below the waistline.

Reuters has reported that after a man was hit by an electric gun, his back hurt and his body trembled. He described his head as constantly being shaken and suffering more every inch of his body. After the shot, he fell down, his face fell to the ground first, and his four teeth were removed. The hook of the electric gun was inserted too deeply, and it had to be removed by surgery.

In the past, some people were arrested after being subdued by an electric gun, and even suffered brain damage afterwards. In France, a police officer used a stun gun and a tear agent on a person at the same time. In the end, he immediately caught fire.

▼ French police used electric gun and tear agent at the same time and caused the suspect to catch fire ▼

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Thousands killed in U.S., 18 killed in U.K.

United States:

Reuters has published an investigation report. According to statistics, since the United States has used electric guns since the early 2000s, 1,081 people have been killed after being hit by electric guns, and 90% of the dead were not armed when they were shocked. In 2018, 49 people were killed by police with electric guns in a single year, the number is similar to the previous two years.

Reuters also stated that out of 1,081 cases, 163 (about 15%) have so far been ruled as the main cause or the contributing factor. A Reuters database with links to relevant news in each case.

United Kingdom:

According to Amnesty International's report, a total of 18 people were shot dead by police in the UK.

A Reuters investigation reported that 1,081 people in the United States were shot dead by electric guns. A Reuters database with links to relevant news in each case. (Reuters)

Some deaths

1. According to Reuters, among the more than a thousand cases in the United States, the youngest deceased was only 15 years old.

2. Reuters also stated that another case was a 16-year-old man. Police confessed that Robert Mitchell used a stun gun to abruptly leave when he was intercepted on the car on April 10, 2009. However, Robert Mitchell's mother criticized her son as having a learning disability and no criminal record, and the police's approach was "murder." The incident caused a small protest of about 100 people in Michigan, U.S.A., and the government eventually paid Robert Mitchell's family about $ 2,100,000 in October 2012.

3. The striker Dalian Atkinson, who played for the Premier League team Ashton Villa, was also shot dead by electric guns and died after 90 minutes of rescue.

On January 2, 2020, U.S. police fired an electric gun at a man who was intimidated with a knife at his girlfriend's house. The picture shows a screenshot of a video taken by a police officer ’s camcorder. (Connecticut State Police Department / Associated Press)

The attention of electric guns

Woman with pacemaker killed by electric gun

Amnesty International has said that the stun gun is easy to abuse, because it can be severely painful with the push of a button, and it does not leave a physical trace. The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has also stated that legislation should be used to prohibit the use of electric guns against children.

Amnesty International also said that in the past, medical experts have expressed concern about electric guns, especially those with heart disease or those affected by certain drugs. The medical journal also recorded that when using pigs for experiments, it was proved that electric guns could damage the heart. According to foreign news reports in 2010, a woman was killed by police using an electric gun. An autopsy revealed that she was a heart patient and had a pacemaker.

Deng Bingqiang only pointed out that the police were studying some new weapons to replace real guns and reduce the level of force used by the police. (Photo by Ou Jiale)

The Commissioner of Police Deng Bingqiang attended the Central and Western District Council meeting on Thursday (16th). After the meeting, he was asked whether an electric gun would be introduced. He did not respond positively. He only said that the police were studying some new weapons to replace real guns and reduce them. The level of force used by the police. He said that the police have been reviewing weapons, equipment and tactics, and the principles of introducing new weapons are safety and increasing operational efficiency. He now hopes to find weapons that can replace real guns and reduce the level of force used by the police. Increasing force is absolutely wrong. I don't want to use new weapons instead of firing.

He was asked by reporters whether he was studying the introduction of stun guns, when they would be used, how many police officers would be equipped with stun guns, and whether the stun guns were lethal enough to kill them, but he did not answer and turned to leave.

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