Police 'were right' to user Taser on man threatening officers in Dundee An armed officer was justified in using a Taser on a 31-year-old man in Dundee, a report has ruled. An independent investigation by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) found Police Scotland's use of the weapon was "proportionate and justified." Armed police were called to Dunmore Street at 11.30pm on September 1 and found the man behaving "irrationally" and threatening unarmed officers. When the armed officers arrived at the scene he threatened them and injured himself inside a car. An armed officer discharged a Taser to control him and ensure that he did not further injure either himself or the officers. The man received assessment but did not require medical treatment as a result of the taser discharge. PIRC Commissioner, Professor John McNeill, said: "There was clear evidence that during his engagement with both unarmed and armed officers the man was behaving at various stages in an aggressive, hostile, threatening and irrational manner resulting in him causing injury to himself and the potential to cause injury to police officers. I am satisfied that the officers considered a number of options to resolve this incident safely, including the use of CS spray, that the use of a Taser was in this instance proportionate and justified.