At the recent conference of the Police Federation of England and Wales there was a call for the increased use of tasers (and, of interest to etymologists, the appearance of the verb 鈥渢o tase鈥�). Purely in the interests of research, what could be done by an individual to lessen the effect of being tased? What happens if the tased person grabs the officer who has fired the taser? If the tasee is wearing rubber-soled shoes, will that help? Alternatively, if they are standing in a puddle, will that worsen the effect? And what would a master criminal need to become invulnerable to tasing 鈥� a full-body rubber suit?
Adil Hussain, Birmingham, UK