Chad Skelton, Vancouver Sun
"According to Sgt. Joel Johnston, a Vancouver Police Department officer working for the British Columbia government as its provincial use-of-force coordinator, tasers and bean-bag rounds, which shoot out a spray of pellets, mainly work through "pain compliance": they hurt, so the suspect stops. But many assailants -- especially those who are mentally ill or high on drugs -- are impervious to pain, he said, making such devices impractical."
It begs the practical question: Then why do tasers continue to be used on those who are mentally ill and/or high on drugs?
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