Taser Training News Today

Tuesday’s harrowing sword attack in north-east London has brought the issue of police use of Tasers back under the spotlight.

The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office has a new VR training tool that teaches deputies critical thinking skills and de-escalation techniques.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has submitted plans to make Whitefield Police Station the home of a new Taser training room despite noise…

Tasers are one of the weapons assigned to law enforcement officers. Now, there's an effort to get more realistic Taser training -- using virtual reality.

Prosecutors, same of them questioning ms. potter on the taser training. here is part of that. >> part of the taser policy includes that all training should include performing reaction hand draws or cross draws to reduce the possibility of accidently drawing and firing a firearm. thats part of the policy, right? >> thats what it says. >> and thats part of what youre trained to do, correct? >> we didnt always draw from -- we arent always drawing our tasers from our holsters. a lot of time we did c...

Resigned, right? >> yes. >> now you indicated that tasers came later, but you were first trade on using a taser in 2002, correct? >> if thats what the documents say, im not sure when they came out. >> and if the documents say you were trained in 2002, you would have been trained every year thereafter, right? >> yes. >> and you started carrying a taser on your duty belt regularly as of 2005, right? >> yes. >> but at a minimum in addition to all the other training you, you would have had taser tra...

Have made that stop herself, it is a reason for a stop. it is -- and that goes to the key of police citizen encounters. that there are so many violations that the police can technically pull you over, that all they need to do is conjure up a swerving into the lane, which, by the way, we may never be able to go back and prove in time or a light being out or something like that. or a rolling stop. so those are pretextual stops. i thit helped her, but i can see your point. it might have looked unne...

Tasers came later, but you were first trained on using a taser in 200 2. correct? >> if thats what the documents say, im not sure when they came out. >> and if the documents say you were trained in 2002, you then would have been trained every year thereafter. right? >> yes. >> and you started carrying a taser on your duty belt regularly as of 2005 right? >> yes. but at a minimum, in addition to all the other training you had, you would have had taser training year after year for at least the las...

0 >> wheres that at? >> hes currently stationed in florida. >> and your other son, where is he at? >> hes in college in north dakota. >> are they going to be home for the holidays? >> yes, they will. >> is your mother in the courtroom? >> yes. >> and your sister? >> no, shes not. >> but is your brother in the courtroom. >> yes, he is. >> and besides your brother and your mother, your father is deceased? >> yes. >> and do you have any other siblings? >> i have another sister and a brother. >> wha...

0 >> no, they are not. >> and where is nicholas? >> he is an active duty marine. >> and where is that at? >> hes currently stationed in florida. >> and your other son, where is he at? >> in college in north dakota. >> and are they going to be home for the holidays? >> yes, they will. >> is your mother in the courtroom? >> yes. >> and your sister? >> no, shes not. >> but is your brother in the courtroom? >> yes, he is. >> and besides your brother and your mother and your father is deceased? >> ye...