Public Order Disturbance: Is the use of Non/Less - Lethal Weapon always Adapted? A French Case Report

The scientific literature describes many injuries secondary to the use of nonlethal weapons such as Taser® or Flashball® devices. We relate here the cases of a woman and a man presenting a psychomotor agitation, victims of multiple Taser® or Flashball® firing. The man died. Based on these cases, we discuss the use of these non-lethal weapons in case of psychomotor agitation, disturbance of public order and Excited Delirium syndrome. Although the causality can't be provenin the death of the man, these devices seem not adapted in these situations, exposing the target to wounds and possible sequelae. The training of the police officers or security agents to recognize these situations and use other solutions than the force and the non-lethal weapons should be promoted.