'The Tempe Police Department recognizes that training for every encounter is challenging however, we will continue to evaluate and improve tactics, communication, and de-escalation techniques to achieve the highest standards,' the statement said. While these effects are short-term, the fact that Tasers do induce temporary brain damage has alarmed. New research has revealed that following a Taser shock, a person suffers from significant reductions in some aspects of cognitive function. However, the officers were given mandatory retraining in contact communication, defensive tactics and enhanced de-escalation techniques, the statement said. Unsurprisingly, this isn’t a harm free assault, with both the body and the brain feeling the buzz.
Police said in a statement that an administrative review found that the officers had not violated the department's use-of-force policy. examine the choices this man made with his children.' Tempe Police Chief Sylvia Moir said Tuesday, 'I'd ask people to. Oakry was 'affected by the Taser,' police said, but the child was uninjured and there was no evidence of the child being struck with the Taser probes. 'Their actions were noncompliant with the Constitution.'īlack Lives Matter activists on Tuesday called for the firing of the officers involved in the incident. Oakry’s actions arose in the context of police officers illegally and unconstitutionally entering his home without a warrant or his consent,' Hamel said.
