So, E16 and E17... you can't tell which is newer?

This makes sense. Tasers are definitely a step up in force from simple verbal or relatively gentle physical actions. However...

If the situation justifies a gun, the officer should use a gun, not a Taser. The Taser should be used for situations that don't justify a gun, but the person is resistant to any other methods to get them to comply with the law.

I voted absentee this year, and unless my state (New Hampshire) is the odd one out (always possible), you have the process wrong.
I filled out a ballot, which had no identifying marks on it at all. No signature, name, or anything like that.
Then, that was sealed inside an envelope with a statement I had to sign saying that I myself completed the ballot, and it was the only ballot I filled out.
That envelope was then put inside another envelope that could be dropped in the mail or handed in at the town office.
Once the envelopes were stripped out, there was no way to tell who had filled in the ballot.

Would you rather he had modified your quote in an non-obvious way?

I think you're a bit off saying they don't care at all. The only reason they have to go with the DNT flag is for PR purposes. If their reason to break it is simply that it cuts into their income too much, they don't get any PR benefit. However, if they can break it and say that it was being abused, they can possibly get some benefit for trying at least.

Actually, I bet that is a pretty good approximation of the expression the cat would have, if it were alive and had helicopter rotors strapped to it's paws.