eldirector
Grandmaster
Well, considering a taser is indeed a Deadly Weapon in Indiana...
Ind. Code § 35-31.5-2-86. “Deadly weapon”
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), “deadly weapon” means the following:
(1) A loaded or unloaded firearm.
(2) A destructive device, weapon, device, taser (as defined in IC 35-47-8-3) or electronic stun weapon (as defined in IC 35-47-8-1), equipment,
chemical substance, or other material that in the manner it:
(A) is used;
(B) could ordinarily be used; or
(C) is intended to be used;
is readily capable of causing serious bodily injury.
And people really have been arrested for using a taser as a "deadly weapon":
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/fox59/2018/11/01/evansville-officer-stunned-own-taser-during-arrest/1851781002/
Sounds to me like this isn't really as much as a grey area as we think.
Ind. Code § 35-31.5-2-86. “Deadly weapon”
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), “deadly weapon” means the following:
(1) A loaded or unloaded firearm.
(2) A destructive device, weapon, device, taser (as defined in IC 35-47-8-3) or electronic stun weapon (as defined in IC 35-47-8-1), equipment,
chemical substance, or other material that in the manner it:
(A) is used;
(B) could ordinarily be used; or
(C) is intended to be used;
is readily capable of causing serious bodily injury.
And people really have been arrested for using a taser as a "deadly weapon":
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/fox59/2018/11/01/evansville-officer-stunned-own-taser-during-arrest/1851781002/
Sounds to me like this isn't really as much as a grey area as we think.