Victoria is looking at using stun guns . But we see this kind of stuff and it suddenly makes me very afraid of police.
QUEENSLAND police have no guidelines on how many times a Taser stun gun should be fired in an incident, a senior officer said.
The disclosure follows police data showing a north Queensland man, who died after police stunned him with a Taser, could have been hit nearly 30 times.
Queensland police said data downloaded from the Taser used on a 39-year-old Antonio Galeano in Brandon, near Townsville, showed it operated on 28 separate cycles at the time of the incident on June 12.
Deputy Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said it was unclear if the man was shot that many times.
"We are yet to understand exactly what those activations were - whether they were being fired or whether it was ... placed against an object or person,'' Mr Stewart said.
He said one cycle lasted up to five seconds but there was no standard on how many times it should be triggered.
"There is no specific guideline that restricts the number of times the trigger can be pulled,'' Mr Stewart said.
A criminal justice expert has claimed that one shot was enough to disable someone.
Criminologist and RMIT Professor Julian Bondy said the incident raised questions over why Tasers are so powerful.
"What are we unleashing on the community?'' Prof Bondy said.
"We don't issue frontline police with firearms with a thousand bullets, we don't issue them with capsicum spray the size of fire extinguishers.
"Every other weapon they have is limited in its capacity but this one is out of proportion.''
Queensland Police Union acting president Ian Leavers said he was also baffled by the data.
"At first it was believed the man was Tasered three times, now this figure that's come out is baffling,'' Mr Leavers said.
"I say let's get cameras on Tasers so we can be certain - it's important we have the best available evidence when allegations of wrongdoing or excessive force are made.''
The coroner is investigating the death as well as the the police ethical standards command.
Man was Tasered up to 28 times, not three | Herald Sun
Stun gun use...and guidelines
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Stun gun use...and guidelines
As you guys know I know a few police officers and consider them my friends (well not one of them, he can go to hell wallowing in his own self pity) 
My problem with the stun guns is the psychology involved . We've seen instances in America of people disagreeing with officers and being stunned for this. There are some personalities in the police force which I can tell you right now I would be very afraid of the sudden power they had over me. Yes, our officers carry guns but the psychology of this is very different . Police know guns kill, it's a final solution and not taken lightly . But the psychology of the stun gun is to "disable" a person ..........seen as not so severe. Therefore it's use not only could be abused but used more often as a power play rather than an enforcement of law.
My problem with the stun guns is the psychology involved . We've seen instances in America of people disagreeing with officers and being stunned for this. There are some personalities in the police force which I can tell you right now I would be very afraid of the sudden power they had over me. Yes, our officers carry guns but the psychology of this is very different . Police know guns kill, it's a final solution and not taken lightly . But the psychology of the stun gun is to "disable" a person ..........seen as not so severe. Therefore it's use not only could be abused but used more often as a power play rather than an enforcement of law.