You can't train for everything.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Critics asked Jacksonville to hold off on the use of Taser guns, and Tuesday, Sheriff John Rutherford agreed to do just that.

"I am temporarily suspending all use of Tasers," Rutherford said late Tuesday.

Rutherford said the weapons won't be used until officers are trained to recognize the signs of medical conditions of people who could have harmful reactions to the 50,000-volt eletrical shock the stun gun releases.

Last week, noting more than 80 deaths of people after being shocked by the guns, the International Association of Chiefs of Police called for a review of how law enforcement agencies used Taser guns. Amnesty International says 93 people nationwide have died after being shocked.

Rutherford said he stands by Taser guns, and this ban is only temporary, while more training is conducted to make sure they are not used in the wrong situations. The department has ordered 1,800 of the weapons for all its uniformed officers, including resource officers that work in Duval County's schools.

Last month, the sheriff took two shocks from the weapons -- one in a closed training session and on at a news conference -- to demonstrate they are safe.

"There are clearly those who are skeptical on the safety of Tasers," Rutherford said. "Now, I am fully convinced that Tasers are safe."

The problem that people don't realize is that when an officer is trying to use every non-lethal restraint he knows to subdue someone, he probably doesn't have the time to query said individual on their health record. The people that have died from the tasers have had some sort of medical condition that was aggravated by the taser usage. If they are used too frequently, then yes, I think there is an issue with training on when to use them. However, most of the complaints have been not on the when or why, but on whom it was used.

The local sheriff said that he has to send his officers to training to try and identify indicators on a person's health. What's next, make all officers be doctors first? At what point do you just give the officers the tools to keep the peace, and make the uninformed sheeple understand that if you commit a crime or resist arrest, you will be taken down? Products of the "time out" and "spanking harms the inner child" generation indeed!

Quote for today:
As you swim in the river of life, do the breast stroke. It helps to clear the turds from your path.