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[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Officers deployed a conducted energy weapon

What a funny way to say taser. My first thought was they had laser pistols or something.

"Damn, we must really be living in the future."

[–] weew@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It's because TASER is a brand name. Also TASER is short for Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle.

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I thought as much lol.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

@snoons

Well that, but also a laser/plasma pistol would be a projected energy weapon.