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arrest that person. Sergeant H. Sumaoang said this is one of the best tools that they <br />have in the police department. <br />Sergeant H. Sumaoang said that the probe releases two probes one negative and <br />one positive which will extend approximately fifteen to twenty-five feet. Once the <br />probe connects to the body, it completes the circuit thereby giving the correct <br />impulse approximately five seconds of triple impulse. Before using the taser, a spy <br />test is done where they will turn the cartridge on and off. Once the taser is on, a <br />laser device is visible indicating that the taser is on. <br />The taser is mainly used when the suspect is resisting the officer and there is no <br />compliance. The taser is the last option used. The probes are about .40 inches long <br />and the officers are taught how to remove these probes from the person’s body. <br />There are areas on the body where a taser is limited to such as the extremities or <br />central body area. The probe will not be deployed on a person’s head. He also <br />checked the records for confrontations using this device with anyone with a disability <br />and no records were found. <br />J. Souza asked what type of procedures are made when a suspect is deaf and has <br />their back turned against the officer. How can they communicate if they are <br />detained and they can’t use their hands? Sergeant H. Sumaoang said that they are <br />required to verbalize first than hands on with the person. If a person is not bumping, <br />pushing or trying to strike the officer, then they will not deploy their taser. The main <br />reason for the taser is for the safety of the officer and safety for the person of getting <br />hurt. <br />R. Wagner-Wright asked Sergeant H. Sumaoang to describe the taser and it’s <br />effects so that he could picture it in his mind. <br />Sergeant H. Sumaoang said that there are good and bad things of using the baton, <br />pepper spray and taser. On the positive note, the baton is handy if the officer is <br />good at maneuvering the baton to secure somebody. The baton can be <br />maneuvered in a manner which is an extension of your arm. However, a person <br />may receive nerve, joint or bone damage if struck by a baton. The taser may not <br />always work correctly because ideally it uses electricity so a good contact is very <br />important. If the probe is not impaled correctly, the person might not have any <br />effects and that person might continue coming towards the officer. If the probe is not <br />impaled far away from each another, it only affects the muscles between the two <br />probes. If you use the pepper spray in the field and there is wind, an innocent <br />person or police officer nearby may get the residual. There are so many variables <br />involved with pepper spray which could cause you to escalate to a different higher <br />force. <br />A. Mitchener stated that the police recruits go through a disability awareness <br />training. She wondered if there is any kind of effort to do disability training <br />refreshers with the long time officers. Sergeant H. Sumaoang agreed having <br />5 <br /> <br />