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more about #studies Sonicslasher: Words and patience don't stop a druggie on LSD. #tasers more » P3nnst8r: DON'T TASE ME.... Oh, really? Well, go ahead then, bro. #tasers more » Coolmodo: I'm shocked by the results of this study. more » brdystyls006: I am sorry but just the thought of being tased wouldn't be (given it acts on your nervous system) safer. Yes I would agree that not having to beat the... more » B3ND3R: I have no problem with police using tasers. I have a huge problem with the use of tasers being the default response for every situation. It is incre... more » Hello Mister Walrus: Since we're talking about this, is there a study on the relative dangers of candle wax, whipping and voluntary asphyxiation? You never know when you m... more » AyeEye: To be politically correct it should be "alleged perpetrator" (I hate that word) ... When the police are in a position to need the baton or taser t... more » nutbastard: on star trek, it's "don't phase me, bro!" in colleges, it's "don't haze me, bro!" for native americans, it's "don't maize me, bro!" you could threa... more » DSArmageddon: The force of law is based upon the force of violence. Without the capacity for violence in law enforcement, there would be little motivation (for mos... more » ThePaul: Meh. "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Speaking from an officer's standpoint, we are not *supposed* to engage sus... more » nutbastard: "Taser use reduced the overall risk of injury by 65 per cent." so what, they miss 65% of the time? because as far as i can tell, getting tased has a ... more » IUHoos: I hear hippies burst into smoke when tased. #tasers more » nick's after the gnarly necter.. 800.: It's easy for people not on the street to say things like "use words and patience." #tasers more » snoop_dizzle: What about laughing gas? Instead of launching tear gas canisters, laughing gas could make it fun for everyone. ;) more » lostarchitect: I know my girlfriend's super pissed at me when she looks at me like I'm a total ass and says, "Use your words". #tasers more » DustyButt™: There are... Four lights!, bro. #tasers more » greasedupdeafguy: Safer than words and patience: hugs and fairy dust. #tasers more » :negated:: It's all fun and games until someone pokes an eye out. Then it's fun and lawsuits. #tasers more » Evangelion: Don't taze me bro! #tasers more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: The expression on his face is pure, "Don't fist me bro!" #tasers more » -
#studies
Tasers Are Safer Than Fists and Batons, Less Safe Than Not Beating People Up
A new study by the University of Pennsylvania has found that it's safer for cops to use tasers to subdue perps than their fists and batons. But safest of all? Using words and patience. More » -
#tv
Study Finds the Color of Dreams Dependent On the Color of Your Childhood TV
Further evidence that media's placating massage fingers mine even the deepest jelly regions of our brains, a new study has claimed to prove the long-thought notion that the type of TV and film exposure during youth drastically affects the color of dreams, even much later into life. In the study, only 4.4 percent of those who grew up with color TV reported dreaming in B&W, but those who were raised on Howdy Doody and other monochrome entertainments had colorless dreams nearly 25 percent of the time. More »
