patrols in Venice have tasers
Even in Venice, the patrols of the police for the control of the territory since yesterday, Monday, have been equipped with the taser, the yellow pistol (clearly visible from a distance) with electric pulses. Police headquarters and the company of the carabinieri, in the historic center and on the mainland, in this first phase, will be able to use the taser which is part of the allocation of identified parts, unlike the ordinary weapon that is delivered to the single law enforcement operator. There is a 5-day training for the use of the device, but in general the attribution of this vehicle to the departments of some Italian cities has been reached after an experimental period.
«A non-readable device that will be used in critical operational situations. An example could be a person on the street in a rage that the operators are unable to immobilize. The weapon allows temporary immobilization by contraction of the muscles – explains the captain of the carabinieri company of Mestre, Lucilla Esposito – Before using the taser, the operator starts a mediation phase, then an intimation phase, during the taser is activated and a voltaic arc is created between one electrode and the other at the ends of the weapon, which is visible and emits a sound (as if it were a discharge), which acts as a deterrent. It is effective to avoid causing some critical situations to escalate. It will have a function of defense of the operator and protection of public safety. This tool generates impulses that do not cause harm to people, and trained operators have faced a path that includes health aspects. In addition, the 118 personnel in the pre-use phases of the instrument are alerted, notified by 112, and intervene on the spot “.
In the coming months, the weapon is expected to gradually operate in the other branch offices of the Province. It can be used as often as necessary for violence or to win active resistance against representatives of public safety. The staff of the State Police and the Carabinieri have been employed through a high-level training course in which they are trained in the correct use of the weapon, and in which the specified conditions, the safety standards, have been studied in depth. the health aspects and the technical operating methods of use. The taser is a weapon that uses electricity. When activated, it fires two electrodes placed on small darts connected by electric wires to the rest of the device, which, once hit the target, produces a discharge at high voltage and low current intensity, releasing very short pulses that immobilize the muscles . Its use is governed by a stringent protocol and only in very specific cases and in any case after the dissuasive steps: before the shots explode, the police operators signal to the aggressor that they are about to use the weapon, with verbal warnings and activating a bow. voltaic inside the gun, visible and audible.
“Each patrol of all quadrants of the capital in service 24 hours a day, both in water and on land, will be covered by operators qualified to use the taser – argues the commander of the flying department of the Venice police, Enrico Aragona – The gregarious , who makes up the crew, has undergone training that allows him to be in the right place and at the right time, where the operator will use the taser. The training also concerns the operators of the operations room who remotely conduct and guide the activities of the operators, through a coded and already prepared timeline. 4 thousand services were provided throughout the national territory and in Venice, both to the Police Headquarters and to the provincial command of the Arma, in addition to having to have an important number of services, to cover the area of competence. It is a means that allows the operator to win a resistance rather, which rejects violence, without using a firearm and without scuffles and injuries by police officers ». From May to June, all the police stations in Italy and also the provincial territories will be equipped with the taser. «The operations room is fundamental for us, where the operators are trained to lead the agents on the road by the hand and to use the instrument in the foreseen conditions. Not surprisingly, on March 9, the territorial control service published the instructions, the vademecum of the activities that are codified, certified for the use of the taser, therefore in very specific situations “, concludes the commander Aragona.