Police Scotland reject plea to arm cops with tasers from murdered officer's wife

Christine Fulton believes her husband Lewis would still be alive today if he been had been armed with a Taser or similar device.

Police Scotland have rejected calls to arm all officers with Tasers – despite a plea from the widow of murdered cop Lewis Fulton.

But asked last night if they had any plans to train more officers, a spokesman for Police Scotland said: “Following a rise in officer assaults, we made a commitment in 2021 to increase the number of Specially Trained Officers from 500 to 2000 by March 2024.”Christine’s call, ahead of the 30th anniversary of Lewis’ death, has been backed by the Scottish Police Federation.Yesterday, Christine repeated her call for more Taser-trained officers.

After PC Fulton’s murder, Strathclyde Police began issuing all officers with stab-proof vests, while measures such as CS gas sprays, side-handle batons and better self defence training were introduced.

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