Soldiers learning to use non-lethal force

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Soldiers from the 56th Stryker Brigade get a feel of what it's like to have a taser used on them during non-lethal systems training at Fort Dix, New Jersey on January 6.


Soldiers learning to use non-lethal force
By Matthew Cox - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Jan 27, 2009 6:02:36 EST

FORT DIX, N.J. — Sgt. Tim Heck knelt on the red athletic mat. The instructor, standing behind him, took aim with the Taser.

Heck, 25, braced himself.

“I was like, ‘Ah, it’s not going to do much.’”

Then there was a sharp crack and the Taser fired two tiny harpoons into Heck’s back and left leg, introducing him to a pulsing 50,000 volts.

Heck stiffened violently, yelled, and then pitched forward like an overloaded bookshelf.


Rest of article at: http://armytimes.com/news/2009/01/army_nonlethal_012609w/%2e