From today also in Cagliari, policemen, carabinieri and financiers, besides the pistol, will also have the taser, the electric impulse weapon in their holster.
After the main capitals, such as Rome, Milan and Florence, which started last March 14, the stun gun can be used by trained personnel in particular cases that represent a danger for themselves and for other people.
The taser will be supplied to at least one emergency patrol operating in Cagliari and in the municipalities that are part of the Metropolitan City.
Agents, carabinieri and financiers attended a training course for the use of the electric gun.
In this first phase it is available to the operators of the Flying Squad of Cagliari, of those of the Quartu police station and of the Abbasanta Crime Prevention when they will be on duty in the city, of the soldiers of the radio-mobile unit and, when they are engaged in checks on the territory, of the station colleagues. Even the soldiers of the Guardia di Finanza for road services will have the taser from today.
It can be used in certain interventions, especially for the management of situations that put the police operator, other people and the one who is creating the danger at risk. A first aid course was also taken during the training. When the request for intervention of a patrol with an electric impulse weapon is triggered, 118 is also activated for the eventual arrival of an ambulance.
Electric discharges block the muscles of the body in order to immobilize the person who is creating dangers and risks for other people.