Heidi Gill

Heidi Gill is a 38 year old woman who was arrested on September 2nd, 2007 for disorderly conduct. She was out drinking at a local bar. Patrolman Richard Kovach arrested Heidi, and later used a taser on her. Officer Kovach has been placed on a leave of absence while the police district investigates his behavior in association with the Gill arrest. Some are claiming that the use of a taser was overly aggressive and unnecessary..

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Police Tasers in the news with Heidi Gill and Andrew Meyer

Written by The_Zimbio_Team on

There are two active news stories this week that involve police tasers. Press attention on taser incidents is sparking a debate about whether or not police should be armed with tasers, and if so, when they should use these weapons.

For background, here is a bit of info on Taser guns :

The name Taser is an acronym for "Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle". Arizona inventor Jack Cover designed it in 1969; naming it for the science fiction teenage inventor and adventurer character Tom Swift.

Modern taser-type weapons fire small dart-like electrodes with attached metal wires that connect to the gun, propelled by small gas charges similar to some air rifle propellants.

Tasers are currently in use by a number of police forces worldwide to try to reduce firearms-related deaths. But the current debate is questioning whether police are too trigger happy with these tasers given that they know that the person will not be killed (only injured).

I'm sure that Heidi Gill and Andrew Meyer would argue that they didn't deserve to get hsocked, but if police really would have resorted to more violent methods to detain them, perhaps a taser blast was better than the alternative???

For more on the history of Electroshock weapons used by police, read the Wikipedia article .

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Alobar said...

This man should be put away for a long time
You can see the fat and lazy (even sloppy) way he enjoyed torturing this woman. Make an example of him - this overweight insecure dolt - taking out all his weak problems in his own life on a defenseless (and harmless)inebriated woman.

Disgusting Man - take him out of society

And
Once again it's the individual not the tool
A lamp, a figurine, a kitchen knife can kill or maim someone, it takes an individual to choose the right action or inaction - perfect example of man abusing techology

Ogleby said...

SHE WAS WRONG! SHE WAS SO TRASHED THE BAR TENDER CALLED THE POLICE TO ESCORT HER OUT! SHE DID NOT LEAVE ON HER OWN. SHE WAS SITTING IN SOMEONES SUV THAT SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHOS IT WAS! SHE REFUSED TO GET OUT WHEN THE COP ASKED HER TO. SHE KEPT RESISTING ARREST. SHE ALSO KICKED OUT THE WINDOW IN THE COP CAR! SHE IS AN IDIOT! THEY BETTER NOT DROP THE CHARGES!!!!

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