These types of weapons are known as 'less lethal' (no than) force options. It is well known that they can end up causing death, but the odds are very low.JeepGuy79 wrote:Tasers are less than lethal usually but not always. Should call them less likely lethal. Some BG points one at me and I would drop him. It could kill you. Besides the issues from the shock some people fall straight back stiff as a board. I am 6'1 and sure that is a hard enough fall to possibly crack me noggin. I can't say I have heard of any bg's with tasers tho.
A friend I went to high school with and then worked with as a police officer in his early years is a expert on these types of weapons http://www.policeone.com/columnists/steve-ijames/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; & http://www.strategosintl.com/staff_steveijames.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;