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Originally Posted by Flyndaran
That's also a real problem with people using weapons they aren't fully educated on. A gun's uses and dangers are obvious assuming no false education from fiction of course. But higher tech devices' aren't.
Pepper sprays aren't flammable, but they often include propellants that are, for just one example.
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Eh, I'm not convinced a TASER (or electrolaser) is a bad choice even then. The guy obviously isn't susceptible to pain compliance, so now you have to mechanically restrain (or cripple/knock out) him in melee/unarmed combat (which is dangerous to both of you), cripple or kill him with your firearm (which endangers anyone nearby if you happen to miss, or the bullet overpenetrates), or accept the risk that he
might burst into flames and tase him. The last honestly seems like the safest bet - to the suspect (or attacker), LEO (or would-be victim, if it's a jogger that's pepper spraying and tasing an attacker), and those nearby - although training people to know that there's the risk of a target catching flame if you follow up pepper spray with a TASER/electrolaser may make them more likely to respond and put out the flames before the guy ends up with 3rd degree burns (since they aren't as shocked when it happens).