Willimantic Police Use Less-Lethal Weapon

This week they’re training all their officers on them and say, when used correctly, it will have no long-term effects, unlike other similar options. “When you hit somebody with a taser, it locks them up, but they have to fall. Where they fall is going to be the problem. If you’re on the concrete or highway, they can fall on the guardrail, they can fall and hit curbing,” said Willimantic Police Cpl. Stan Parizo, Jr. With the FN 303, police say the paintball gun-type projectile should stop their suspect while the paint or pepper spray inside marks them or forces them down.