The BART Verdict and TASER Draw

A look at the verdict in the Oakland case...I wonder if they have stopped rioting yet?

BART Verdict: Consider a Weak-Hand TASER Draw - Training - POLICE Magazine

...First, a TASER is sometimes used in imminent deadly force scenarios. Many lives have been saved, but sometimes officers are hurt in the process. It is important to do this as safely as possible.

Second, there have been six prior weapon-confusion cases in the past nine years where an officer shot someone while intending to use his or her TASER.

And third, it is essential that trainers put officers through their paces with training that is dynamic, stress-inducing, and requires officers to make quick force-options decisions. The training must truly test the officer's ability to be ready for stressful encounters on the street...

As a common thread of all six weapon-confusion cases, the officer's strong hand was involved. Therefore, consider requiring an officer's TASER to be in weak-side holsters requring a weak-hand draw to reduce the possibility of another tragic case.

I have to think about this...my department, like most requires a reverse draw and switching to a weak hand will take some getting used to...after all these years it might lead to using the stong hand to grap a weak (i.e.forward) weapon...not good when you need the TASER quick.