低致命性武器:英国警方的两难选择

Less-lethal Weapons: the Difficult Choice of British Police

进入21世纪,媒体和公众对警察使用武器的问题越来越关注。为了更好地解决警察执行任务时合理使用武器的问题——既能顺利完成任务、抓获犯罪嫌疑人,又能保护无辜,防止不幸事件的发生,英国政府与警察部门向民—众承诺将努力研制出“低致命性武器”以替代常规武器的使用。低致命性武器包括橡皮子弹和电休克枪,但它们却不是万能的。目前英国警方对于是否应普遍使用低致命性武器仍面临许多困境。

Since the turn ofthe century the police use offirearm s has becom e increasingly scrutinized by the press and public.To answerthe increasing dem ands forbetterpolicing offirearm s situations,the governm entand polices ofthe UK have com m itted to the research ofless-lethalweapons.The discussion is based around three m ain them es:the underground and the reason ofuse ofless-lethalweapons;the characteristics and functions ofless- lethalweapons and the concerning problem s troubling British police. Key W ords: less-lethalweapon;baton rounds;tasers