Friday, April 25, 2008

Gambling addiction solved: Tasers

Now all we need is a phaser
These cops in Missouri know how to take care of their casinos.

The cops at Missouri casinos soon start packing
Tasers.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the stun guns are needed to quell violent situations that sometimes erupt as gamblers are drinking alcohol and losing money.

The patrol says there were 41 instances where officers had to use force in casinos last year, but none of those resulted in gunfire.

House and Senate budget negotiators agreed Thursday to spend more than $32,000 to buy 24 Tasers. The intent is to place two of the stun guns at each casino.

No further comment needed.

Posted by Bellicose Bumpkin at 8:33 AM

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Impacts? What impacts? At least they didn't have to use guns? This is the latest proof that casino's make a community that much nicer.I'll take a nice tasering over a gun shot any day of the week.

9:15 AM
cranberrycynic said...

Massachusetts being Massachusetts, I would expect "hug police" for these "exceptional gamblers".

11:29 AM
cdplakeville said...

"Don't taze me bro!"
Shock therapy may work in the short term, but that won't stop the desperate. Self-destruction is the name in the game. Big impact.

7:26 PM
Anonymous said...

Well at least with an Indian Reservation they won't have to worry about messy things like state regulations or wrongful death lawsuits after they taser an Oak Point resident to death.
And the lawsuits won't clog our court system.

9:29 PM

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