tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11088833.post8976794120937664213..comments2023-11-29T08:37:13.272-08:00Comments on Dare I read?: Tasp or Taze?Glenn Ingersollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10674475308395975995noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11088833.post-60085235996639176942011-05-27T11:40:01.202-07:002011-05-27T11:40:01.202-07:00True enough. The nonviolent aspect of using the ta...True enough. The nonviolent aspect of using the tasp as a defensive weapon is definitely a good point.Art Durkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463180236975988432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11088833.post-89317347051002090762011-05-27T09:25:44.936-07:002011-05-27T09:25:44.936-07:00Well, Niven made a major character an addict, whic...Well, Niven made a major character an addict, which did sorta interfere with the guy's ambition. <br /><br />One can posit negative consequences, I see. But the idea of a pleasure weapon struck me as such a nice contrast to the usual pain & destruction weapon that I had to post about it.Glenn Ingersollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674475308395975995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11088833.post-47128089870299130972011-05-27T09:19:48.370-07:002011-05-27T09:19:48.370-07:00The main problem I have with the tasp, which is a ...The main problem I have with the tasp, which is a problem Niven considers elsewhere, is that it's coercive to tasp someone without their knowledge or consent. I can see doing it in self-defense against an aggressor, sure. But from behind a tree in a park? Who gave them the right to make somebody's day? It's like putting LSD in their water glass without their knowledge or consent, and the results might be as dire. What happens, for example, when you turn the tasp off, or they walk on out of its range? Does their depression return stronger than before, maybe even making them suicidal? The law of unintended consequences comes into play here rather directly.Art Durkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463180236975988432noreply@blogger.com