juicytoNews@lemmy.world·7 months agoedit-25 months agoCalifornia officer shoots and kills boy, 15, holding gardening tool(www.theguardian.com)external-linkarrow-up1808arrow-down129message-square384fedilink
arrow-up1779arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia officer shoots and kills boy, 15, holding gardening tool(www.theguardian.com)juicytoNews@lemmy.world·7 months agoedit-25 months agomessage-square384fedilink
minus-squareemberarrow-up1arrow-down6·7 months agoedit-27 months agolinkfedilinkWhy not use tranquilizers? Field biologists use them to check up on wild animals, why can’t they use them on “criminals”?
minus-squarePRUSSIA_x86arrow-up10arrow-down0·7 months agolinkfedilinkTranquilizers aren’t instant like they show on TV, most take 20-30 minutes to kick in.
Less lethal than a gun shot
Why not use tranquilizers? Field biologists use them to check up on wild animals, why can’t they use them on “criminals”?
Tranquilizers aren’t instant like they show on TV, most take 20-30 minutes to kick in.