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VENICE / PADUA – After years of experimentation, the taser officially becomes part of the ‘arsenal’ of the police forces: from next Monday 4,482 electric impulse weaponso they will be used by police, Carabinieri and Guardia di Finanza crews destined for general prevention and emergency response services also In Padova And in the Venetianin addition to the additional (beyond Venice) 13 metropolitan cities and finally also in Caserta, Brindisi, Reggio Emilia.
Deliveries from May
From May the use will be gradually extended to the departments throughout the national territory. It is «an important step to reduce the risks to the safety of personnel engaged in the activities of prevention and control of the territory “, comments the Minister of the Interior, Luciana Lamorgese, underlining how «thanks to the adoption of the device, the police forces will be able to manage critical and dangerous situations more effectively and safely». The path to adopting the weapon was long and troubled. The process was started in 2014. The experimentation started in 2018 in 12 cities and ended successfully. In January 2020, a regulation approved by the Council of Ministers added the taser to the list of weapons supplied. Last July the company Axon won the national tender for the supply of the 4,482 devices – model x2 – to the police, for an amount of 10.3 million dolars. Previously two races had failed. Training courses have enabled operators to use the electric pulse pistol which is to be considered, according to the Guidelines issued by the Department of Public Security, “a weapon of its own”.
How to “shoot”
The recommended distance for an effective shot is dai 3 to 7 meters. The taser, is the indication, “must be shown without being challenged to make the subject desist from the conduct in progress”. If the attempt fails, the shot is fired, but it is necessary to «consider as far as possible the context of the intervention and i risks associated with falling of the person after it has been drawn “. It is also necessary to take into account the “visible condition of vulnerability” of the subject (for example a pregnant woman) and pay attention to thesurrounding environment due to the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock. “Thanks to the adoption of the device – according to Minister Lamorgese – the police forces will be able to manage critical and dangerous situations more effectively and safely”. The leader of the League, Matteo Salvini, rejoices, speaking of «excellent news, strongly desired by the League since the time of my commitment to the Interior Ministry. It is for concrete results like this that we are in government ».
“Now the body cams”
Also satisfied i police unions. «It becomes reality – commented the general secretary of SIAP Giuseppe Tiani and the national secretary of the National Association of Police Officers, Enzo Marco Letizia – a request from us a few years ago. In fact, the new weapon will guarantee both a greater police safety in the various operational contexts, both the life of the subjects drawn by the darts, as the non-lethal electric discharge is limited to inhibiting the movements of the aggressors. We also hope – they add – that the body cam to the staff employed in public order services, as an essential tool for the rapid identification of violent people in the context of demonstrations “. The position of Walter Mazzetti (Fsp Polizia) is similar: «We have been waiting for the introduction of this important defense tool for a very long time. Now we hope that it will be supplied as soon as possible in all cities and all crews ».
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