British police do use tasers: https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/dec/22/how-dangerous-is-the-use-of-tasers https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablo

British police do use tasers: https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/dec/22/how-dangerous-is-the-use-of-tasers https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/dec/22/how-da... I think you may have missed the point of the video. It isn't to show the most time-efficient and effective use of force against someone. It's to show that gradual escalation of force is effective. They initially keep their distance and wait for him to tire or to make a rational decision. Then they use pepper spray. Only when it becomes clear that he won't give up they slowly escalate force, resolving the issue without major injury. Contrast that with the informal 21 foot "rule" that has been used to justify fatal action: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Laquan_McDonald https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Laquan_McDonald https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/feb/12/mario-woods-autopsy-san-francisco-police-fatal-shooting https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/feb/12/mario-woods-... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2639772/Suicidal-teen-shot-death-police-lunged-knife.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2639772/Suicidal-tee...