The city s policy to use the method, which calls for the injection of a drug into a person, came as a total surprise to people most would expect to know all about it.

For almost two years, Metro police have had the option of calling for a needle loaded with a strong sedative to control the most unruly people they encounter on the street.

Why not just get them stoned? If we're going to resort to using drugs to fight crime, why not let the criminals drug themselves and let the cops find something real to do for a living?

I-Team: Injection Used To Subdue Prisoners - Nashville News Story - WSMV Nashville