Anybody else “stunned” by the county board’s approval of our law enforcement request for the purchase of tasers?
Maybe I missed it – the discussion – but just because the price is right does not equate to a thorough investigation and presentation of need, not to mention the body of U.S. and Canadian data available on effectiveness (and death).
Was a budget submitted for taser training training training? Additional county liability for this type of equipment? This should be a broader community discussion. Where does the use of tasers here in Cook County fit in with all the recent conversations and programming for a healthy community?
We have an interim sheriff. This should wait until after the November election.
Ivy Hocking
Hovland
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