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The police decided to taser the suspect rather than shoot him.
What does TASER stand for?
Bill W
 
And apparently named the fictional weapon in Victor Appleton's 1911 novel, Tom Swift and his Electric Rifle. I read all the Tom Swift books when I was a kid.:cool:
 
Wow that was quick. Have to find something better next time:D
 
I don't know if moderators should be allowed to participate in these trivia questions.;)
Bill
 
Spitfrnd said:
And apparently named the fictional weapon in Victor Appleton's 1911 novel, Tom Swift and his Electric Rifle. I read all the Tom Swift books when I was a kid.:cool:
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Great books for a kid and unlimited imagination. Really enjoyed them.:D -- Al
 
lancer said:
Great books for a kid and unlimited imagination. Really enjoyed them.:D -- Al
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They were great; I read the Jr ones as well. Wow, I just found that you can get all 28 of the originals ones for Kindle for $5. Maybe I'll read them again.:D
 
kx1a said:
The police decided to taser the suspect rather than shoot him.
What does TASER stand for?
Bill W
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For me is a coward weapon....for those who has no guts HUEVOS ....:mad:
 
I know the police love them I don't know if its a cowards weapon but, having been zapped and zapped others with one (in a training environment) they are an awesome piece of kit. I think its better for police officers to have this than live with the emotional burden of having shot somebody dead.
Mitch
 
Wouldn't want to bring a Taser to a gunfight, but it sure beats heck out of having to wrestle a disorderly drunk or some other misbehaving bum where the Police Officer is highly vulnerable to injury or communicable disease. -- Al
 
thebritfarmer said:
Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle
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Interestingly I just noticed that your answer was actually a bit wrong. The Taser was originally named TSER for Thomas Swift's Electric Gun. The A was added because the company ultimately decided that the prenounciation would be more mainstream and better for marketing. There was no "A" in Tom's name.:)
 
Spitfrnd said:
Interestingly I just noticed that your answer was actually a bit wrong. The Taser was originally named TSER for Thomas Swift's Electric Gun. The A was added because the company ultimately decided that the prenounciation would be more mainstream and better for marketing. There was no "A" in Tom's name.:)
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Well, I guess the documentary on the History Channel on the invention of the Taser is wrong when they state the inventor was Thomas A. Swift:confused:
 
thebritfarmer said:
So someone with a gun would be brave :confused:


Sorry that makes no sense.
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someone with a gun normally don't shoot for nothing, and police with taser do. Use their own hands is aggression. You are in Canada right, do you remember the guy in Vancouver, that received 5 discharge with a taser, only because he was a little miss content. It was 5 Policeman discharge in a 65 old men...what kind of Police is that? Not able to use their hands to handcuff the guy, so they killed the guy and it was OK because is not a fire weapon...

SO it is a Coward weapon, for the Police that has no Guts

We will have to agree to disagree on this my friend, last I will say on the subject as this is not the correct forum for this.
 
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kx1a said:
Well, I guess the documentary on the History Channel on the invention of the Taser is wrong when they state the inventor was Thomas A. Swift:confused:
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Indeed it was wrong if it said that. The inventor was a NASA researcher named Jack Cover, who named it as I said after the fictional invention of his childhood hero. Tom Swift was never given a middle initial in the series. The original TSER was substantially improved through the efforts of Rick and Tom Smith.
 
Spitfrnd said:
Interestingly I just noticed that your answer was actually a bit wrong. The Taser was originally named TSER for Thomas Swift's Electric Gun. The A was added because the company ultimately decided that the prenounciation would be more mainstream and better for marketing. There was no "A" in Tom's name.:)
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Not really as he asked what TASER stood for not TSER :rolleyes:
 
debrito said:
someone with a gun normally don't shoot for nothing, and police with taser do. Use their own hands is aggression. You are in Canada right, do you remember the guy in Vancouver, that received 5 discharge with a taser, only because he was a little miss content. It was 5 Policeman discharge in a 65 old men...what kind of Police is that? Not able to use their hands to handcuff the guy, so they killed the guy and it was OK because is not a fire weapon...

SO it is a Coward weapon, for the Police that has no Guts
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We will have to agree to disagree on this my friend, last I will say on the subject as this is not the correct forum for this.
 
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thebritfarmer said:
Not really as he asked what TASER stood for not TSER :rolleyes:
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Well you can tough if out if it makes you feel better but TASER actually stands for Tom Swift's Electric Gun, according to its inventor. The A was added later and has no corresponding meaning hence I am afraid your answer, though a popular misconception, is still not quite correct.:p;) Maybe you could take it up with John Cover when next you speak to him but it matters not to me.
 
Spitfrnd said:
Well you can tough if out if it makes you feel better but TASER actually stands for Tom Swift's Electric Gun, according to its inventor. The A was added later and has no corresponding meaning hence I am afraid your answer, though a popular misconception, is still not quite correct.:p;) Maybe you could take it up with John Cover when next you speak to him but it matters not to me.
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Well according to their website Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle is the correct answer so that is good enough for me. :)
 
Debrito...

policing violent suspects is difficult and yes if you want a one on one then you have to have police officers having full on fist fights with suspects etc. Does not look good and many people in this country see five of six police officers restraining say one chap or a woman (they are harder to deal with) even old guys and think its terrible but, its about restraining not fighting and thats harder to do.

I think its about safety not guts. A taser stops the threat (on most occasions) immediately so as officers can handcuff a suspect quickly and descale real threats.

I see what you are saying sort of but, the coin side you are stating leads to more dead individuals on both sides. Then there would be something to moan about.
Pity it was not in the general section as its an interesting topic
Mitch
 
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