From 9 May the taser to the police of Treviso

The announcement of the Undersecretary of the Interior Molteni: “An instrument of defense not of offense”. Not to the local police

TREVISO. “From 9 May breaking latest news, Udine, Sassari, Treviso and other cities for a total of 16 will see the effective use of the taser, the” electric gun “that has been used on an experimental basis in recent months in some security areas” and has produced outcomes and positive results. ”This was announced by Undersecretary of the Interior Nicola Molteni.

From 9 May, therefore, in addition to handcuffs and pistols, men and women of State Police, Carabinieri and Guardia di Finanza, they will also have the taser in their belt. Not the local policewhich to date are not yet officially considered law enforcement agencies like the other bodies as they are still framed by the municipal system, with no small controversy on the part of some mayors including that of Treviso.

“E’ an instrument of defense and not of offense”Molteni underlined,“ a security tool and not a tool of violence and has an important deterrent effect to protect the police forces and to guarantee the safety of citizens. It is a non-lethal weapon that inhibits muscle movements – continued the Undersecretary of the Interior – and guarantees the safety of operators of police who carry out prevention and activities on the territory, being in contact with real crime. We are talking about an additional tool that therefore serves to guarantee the safety of police operators and in this sense, if they have more safety for the operators, the level of security of the whole territory and of the citizens is also raised “