> I want the police to have a lot of options available to them, to avoid the “everything looks like a nail” problem.

That was the idea behind tasers - that they'd reduce use of guns.

In reality, they now get used in scenarios where less (or no) force used to be more normal. Why learn de-escalation techniques when you can just shoot a taser?

https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/police-use-force-impact-...

> A critical research question is whether officers can become too reliant on CEDs. During interviews with officers and trainers, the researchers heard comments that hinted at a "lazy cop syndrome." Some officers may turn to a CED too early in an encounter and may rely on a CED rather than on their conflict resolution skills or even on hands-on applications.