Multiple Taser deployments failed to stop Pamela Cisneros during a Times Square stabbing incident, raising questions about how body composition can impact the weapons' effectiveness.
Law enforcement officials and researchers have long examined factors that influence whether Tasers successfully incapacitate suspects. Body weight and muscle mass are among the variables that can affect how the electrical current travels through a person's body and whether it achieves the desired stunning effect.
Tasers work by sending electrical pulses through the body to temporarily override the nervous system. When the device fails to create the proper circuit or when electrical current does not reach sufficient intensity through certain body compositions, suspects may remain mobile despite deployment.
Experts say that understanding these variables is critical for law enforcement training and deployment decisions.
