sˈɪns ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ bˈʌmpʊɹz dˈɛθ, mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðɪ ˌɛnwˌaɪpˌiːdˈiː ɪmˈɜːdʒənsi sˈɜːvɪs jˈuːnɪt hæv kˈæɹid tˈeɪzɚz, wˈɛpənz ðæt kæn dᵻlˈɪvɚ θˈaʊzəndz ʌv vˈoʊlts ʌv ɪŋkəpˈæsᵻtˌeɪɾɪŋ ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk kˈɜːɹənt, æz ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv tə ðə jˈuːs ʌv fˈaɪɚɹɑːɹmz wɛn dˈiːlɪŋ wɪððə mˈɛntəli ˈɪl.
Since shortly after Bumpurs' death, members of the NYPD Emergency Service Unit have carried Tasers, weapons that can deliver thousands of volts of incapacitating electric current, as an alternative to the use of firearms when dealing with the mentally ill.