Landmark Documents Just Filed in A Florida Case: BOLANDER v TASER
I can't figure out how to link to these items individually but look for them (including links) at Charly D. Miller's site:
Kirkham Identifies Two Additional MODES OF USE (Applications)That TASER INC and Its “Experts” Have Knowingly Failed to Identify Within Official Documents, Studies, and Sworn Statements
©2007 Taser Slides, With Instructor Notes, Demonstrating Taser’s Knowledge Of MORE Than Just “Two Modes” of Taser Use.
Dr. Waxman Corrects His Previous Testimony After Learning of TASER’s Misinformation
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TNT . ED
This is actually funny reading, mode 3 and 4 are the same as if someone fired a taser.
Nothing new, the circuit being complete by other means.
I'm not sure how if any this will impact anything except an attempt by a lawyer to misdirect people once more
Debra
Taser trainers have been posting about this "blended" method since 2007. I will post a lengthy summation quoting two articles that appeared in Taser sponsored internet publications for police and corrections officers. They point out that by following a single or double probe stirke with a drive stun while the cartridge is still in place, the user may selectively broaden the area in spasm, thus creating a more powerful shock.
The further apart the electrodes are, the more chance there is for deep penetration as the current tries to bridge the gap. A touch alone makes the current travel about an inch, just enough to burn the surface.
You are right, Debra, methods 3 and 4 are very like mathod 1- but with luck the shooter can widen the spread and this strengthen the effect of the probes.The problem as I see it, is that Methods 3 and 4 are being counted as method twos- and the drive stun has been thought of as fairly irrelevant in the application of shock, so that arguements about the possible lethality of multiple shocks tend to disregard them and they would probably not be described on usage reports as a method 1 use. Even with Dziekanski, investigators seem only to be paying attention to the probe shots. Until I saw a report where the shooter mentioned removing the cartridge after the third shot, I wondered if the last two might have been the combined method, since this was published at the time the shooter was trained. In counting multiple shots, we need to know.
Here are the articles:
August 10, 2007 -
Taser tactics and training injuries
by PoliceOne.com Columnist Greg Meyer
http://www.correctionsone.com/products/less-lethal/taser/articles/1335568/
Sponsored by TASER
This month I’ll cover several Taser topics based on some recent research and experiences in court and administrative hearings.
There are three Taser tactics issues: 3-point contact, distance to achieve adequate dart-spread and avoiding setting folks on fire.
This month I’ll cover several Taser topics based on some recent research and experiences in court and administrative hearings.
There are three Taser tactics issues: 3-point contact, distance to achieve adequate dart-spread and avoiding setting folks on fire.
3-point contact
When you’re in tight with your suspect, the pushes and shoves start, and you don’t break contact, consider using the “3-point contact.” Leave the cartridge in your Taser and fire it at contact range just like a drive-stun. Then, with one or both darts deployed on the person, move the TASER device away from the darts and drive-stun the person on another part of the body. A few inches would work, but a couple of feet between the darts and the drive-stun would be more effective.
If you tilt the business end of the Taser so that just one of the electrodes is against the body, you’ll achieve a better circuit and full neuromuscular incapacitation just as you would with a wide dart spread! If you have not yet been trained on this tactic, check with your Taser instructor. This tactic is being taught by master instructors, and it is very effective.
If the inmate is not incapacitated and is still a threat, you can apply a drive stun with the cartridge still attached to increase the effectiveness. This is called a close probe spread with a drive stun follow up because you have two darts in the inmate and the two contacts on the TASER Cartridge affecting another part of the body. This should increase the effectiveness and may cause incapacitation.
The further apart the probes strike the inmate the more effective they will be. If you miss with one of the probes, you can apply a drive stun leaving the TASER Cartridge attached. The attached TASER Cartridge will act like the second probe completing the circuit and should cause incapacitation. This is called a one probe hit with a drive stun follow up. In this case push the inmate away from you, reload a second cartridge and fire again.
If two inmates are fighting and are in contact with each other, it is possible to affect both inmates with one TASER Cartridge. You may need to turn the TASER slightly to ensure that the top dart contacts one inmate and the lower dart the other. Since they are touching each other the circuit will be completed between them. This is very effective and I have seen it work on multiple occasions.
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http://www.correctionsone.com/corrections/articles/1664184-The-Use-of-Less-Lethal-Weapons-in-Corrections-Part-3-Electronic-Control-Devices/
By John Stanley, in CorrectionsOne February 26, 2008
There are two schools of thought on drive stuns in cell extractions. One employs the cartridge and darts. The other does not. If you use the TASER without employing the cartridge, you will not be locking up the muscles of the inmate. Unless you are lucky enough to find a pressure point (not an easy thing to do in a confined space with numerous staff members and a twisting fighting suspect) all you are doing is applying pain and inflicting a visible injury or injuries to the inmate’s skin as you wrestle him into submission.
Attempt a close probe shot with a drive stun follow up leaving the cartridge attached.
In this case fire the darts into one of the inmate’s upper legs or thighs, then drive stun the lower portion of the opposite leg. This should lock up his entire lower body. I prefer this method, but in a recent incident at my jail where numerous inmates in one man cells were extracted the supervisors on the scene felt the space was too confined and the wires would come in contact with the extracting deputies. So they opted for drive stuns without the cartridges.
It worked for them and the inmates I spoke to afterward told me that it was very effective. If the situation presents itself, try both methods and see what works best for you.
Debra, you are right that methods 3 and 4 are very similar to method 1, which is shooting probes into the body from a distance. The current travels the shortest possible route between the probes, and spasms the muscles it travels through. The second method, drive-stun or "touch" allows the current to cross the tip of the gun, travelling about an inch and producing a shallow burn. In methods 3 and 4, one or two probes are already in the body, and the cartridge wired to them is left in the gun. It is then touched to the victim's body so that current will travel across two or three points, which can be placed more selectively to cause greater muscle spasm.
I think it's very important to know this.
The problem is that people evaluating the lethality of multiple taser shots tend to ignore the drive-stun, and so the combined methods, while as or more powerful than method 1, are not being counted. The followup also indicates that more seconds of fully incapacitaing current are used.
In the Dziesanski case I wondered if the last two shots were combined method, but testimony said the shooter removed the cartridge after the third shot. The combined method was taught and published as "advanced" by Taser trainers at the time this RCMP officer was trained.
Here are excerpts from two articles published in internet magazines sponsored by Taser International for police and corrections officers:
August 10, 2007 -
Taser tactics and training injuries
by PoliceOne.com Columnist Greg Meyer
http://www.correctionsone.com/products/less-lethal/taser/articles/1335568/
Sponsored by TASER
This month I’ll cover several Taser topics based on some recent research and experiences in court and administrative hearings.
There are three Taser tactics issues: 3-point contact, distance to achieve adequate dart-spread and avoiding setting folks on fire.
3-point contact
When you’re in tight with your suspect, the pushes and shoves start, and you don’t break contact, consider using the “3-point contact.” Leave the cartridge in your Taser and fire it at contact range just like a drive-stun. Then, with one or both darts deployed on the person, move the TASER device away from the darts and drive-stun the person on another part of the body. A few inches would work, but a couple of feet between the darts and the drive-stun would be more effective.
If you tilt the business end of the Taser so that just one of the electrodes is against the body, you’ll achieve a better circuit and full neuromuscular incapacitation just as you would with a wide dart spread! If you have not yet been trained on this tactic, check with your Taser instructor. This tactic is being taught by master instructors, and it is very effective.
If the inmate is not incapacitated and is still a threat, you can apply a drive stun with the cartridge still attached to increase the effectiveness. This is called a close probe spread with a drive stun follow up because you have two darts in the inmate and the two contacts on the TASER Cartridge affecting another part of the body. This should increase the effectiveness and may cause incapacitation.
The further apart the probes strike the inmate the more effective they will be. If you miss with one of the probes, you can apply a drive stun leaving the TASER Cartridge attached. The attached TASER Cartridge will act like the second probe completing the circuit and should cause incapacitation. This is called a one probe hit with a drive stun follow up. In this case push the inmate away from you, reload a second cartridge and fire again.
If two inmates are fighting and are in contact with each other, it is possible to affect both inmates with one TASER Cartridge. You may need to turn the TASER slightly to ensure that the top dart contacts one inmate and the lower dart the other. Since they are touching each other the circuit will be completed between them. This is very effective and I have seen it work on multiple occasions.
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By John Stanley, in CorrectionsOne February 26, 2008
http://www.correctionsone.com/corrections/articles/1664184-The-Use-of-Less-Lethal-Weapons-in-Corrections-Part-3-Electronic-Control-Devices/
There are two schools of thought on drive stuns in cell extractions. One employs the cartridge and darts. The other does not. If you use the TASER without employing the cartridge, you will not be locking up the muscles of the inmate. Unless you are lucky enough to find a pressure point (not an easy thing to do in a confined space with numerous staff members and a twisting fighting suspect) all you are doing is applying pain and inflicting a visible injury or injuries to the inmate’s skin as you wrestle him into submission.
Attempt a close probe shot with a drive stun follow up leaving the cartridge attached.
In this case fire the darts into one of the inmate’s upper legs or thighs, then drive stun the lower portion of the opposite leg. This should lock up his entire lower body. I prefer this method, but in a recent incident at my jail where numerous inmates in one man cells were extracted the supervisors on the scene felt the space was too confined and the wires would come in contact with the extracting deputies. So they opted for drive stuns without the cartridges.
It worked for them and the inmates I spoke to afterward told me that it was very effective. If the situation presents itself, try both methods and see what works best for you
Debra, you are right that the combined methods 3 and 4 are very like method 1. I'll review them quickly.
The first two methods of using a taser are well known- they are 1) probe firing from a distance, where wires from a cartridge implant in the body and current travels between them spasming the muscles it passes through.
2)Touch or "drive-stun" where the gun is pressed against the body so that the current travels about an inch, not deeply, and causes a burn.
"Advanced training" suggests two more methods. 3) when only one probe hits the victim, leave the cartridge in place and push the gun against the body to complete the circuit. Select a place that will maximize the affected area. 4) When two probes have penetrated, greater affect can be obtained by leaving the cartridge in place and touching the gun to a third place on the body to increase the area affected.
The problem is that people trying to assess the lethality of multiple taser shots disregard the type 2 drive stuns as producing only pain. Types 3 and 4 are included as type 2, though they are racking up seconds of full incapacitation.
Part 2: (I've tried 4 times to do this as one post)
Taser Intl sponsors the internet publications PoliceOne and CorrectionsOne. In August 2007, the time the officer who shot Dziekanski was training, Greg Meyer wrote a column in PoliceOne about three point contact, and John Stanley wrote about it in CarrectionsOne in February 2008.
I wondered if the fourth and fifth shots used on Dzieekanski were this type, but the testimony said the cartridge had been removed from the gun first.
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