There's this thing called "weapon pull". The more different weapons you give somebody, the more likely they are to use all of them. Beat cops need service pist

There's this thing called "weapon pull". The more different weapons you give somebody, the more likely they are to use all of them. Beat cops need service pistols, batons, and a patrol rifle (AR-15) in the cruiser. That's it. OC spray isn't that useful. It's a weak area-denial weapon, which means that it usually hits the user as well as the target. Tasers are downright stupid. You get one shot and that's it. Having those extra options on the duty belt is (a) a pain in the ass, and (b) results in more deadly use-of-force. Same goes for non-police, by the way.