FWIW, it's worth remembering that weapons like tasers are 'less-lethal', not 'non-lethal'. Tasers, rubber bullets etc can all kill people, so it's still dangero

FWIW, it's worth remembering that weapons like tasers are 'less-lethal', not 'non-lethal'. Tasers, rubber bullets etc can all kill people, so it's still dangerous to hand one to a cop that has an itchy trigger finger. The number of deaths cops have caused using less-lethal weapons is certainly not enormous but it's more than zero. Ultimately it's going to be necessary to just chase down and eliminate the root causes of excessive use of force. Even if you completely disarm the police, they can and will kill people through other means, like giving them a "rough ride" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_ride_(police_brutality) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_ride_(police_brutality)] in a police cruiser or choking them [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Eric_Garner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Eric_Garner].