Being a cop is a stressful job, and sometimes, you might feel the need to get a suspect on the ground without, you know, going too far.

Unfortunately for society, this is pretty difficult — both because cops are known to overreact, and because it’s pretty hard to develop a technology that can incapacitate someone without leaving lasting damage.

One workaround cops have come up with is the taser. But as these cops show, landing a target with a taser isn’t as easy as it looks.

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