The Denver Police Department is currently revising its use of force policy regarding when officers can deploy Tasers, which could potentially loosen the guideline.
The proposed policy would allow officers to use a Taser on a person before they have become actively aggressive, according to a statement from Denver police. The revision to the policy is necessary because the department is switching to a new Taser model, DPD said.
The new Taser model, TASER 10, has a much lower maximum voltage of 1,000 compared to the old models’ 50,000 volts. The TASER 10 also has 20 extra feet of range, eight more probe cartridges and a 1,000 lumen strobe flashlight warning mode…