Tasering at Phillies Game--Fair or Extreme?

Maybe it's just me, but the problem I have with most of these tasing "victims" is that they are completely and totally unsympathetic characters. In my heart, I would probably agree that a taser probably shouldn't have been used in this situation, but I can't find any sympathy for the kid.

 

I'm not glad the kid got hurt. But he did something galactically stupid and there are consequences.

I wish these knuckleheads knew how to enjoy something without feeling the need to make themselves part of it.

 

I must have missed where the kid's age was a major point of emphasis in this thread.

 

And coincidentally, the the RCMP have today issued a new policy on tasers.

http://www.canada.com/RCMP+tighten+rules+Tasers/2984643/story.html

The new standard will be that the guns should only be fired in "situations where a subject is causing bodily harm, or the police officer believes, on reasonable grounds, that the subject will imminently cause bodily harm," the RCMP said in a news release.

That's a reasonable policy.

 

I wish they were so reasonable with the baby seals

 

Mom says her son is very sorry.

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/sports/mlb/phillies/050410-mom-says-phillies-taser-teen-is-sorry


Also, the taser was fired by a bike patrol officer after field security failed to catch the kid. Seems incredible no one could catch this putz, considering he was running in circles waving a towel over his head.

 

The kid is a jerk, but you need to realize that if you choose to taser someone, it could kill them. Wouldn't be so funny to taser someone to death live on TV.

 

I find this hilarious, given your avatar.

It's like a Public Service Announcement [from a Douchebag].

 

Don't be surprised if some sports-talk radio hack brings it up. I've heard from a few at a coffeehouse this morning chiming with "they shouldn't have tazed him! He's only 17!"

I rolled my eyes in disdain.

 

You run on the field, you face whatever consequences come your way. You keep running after being told to stop, I 've got no problem with the taser being used. Especially in Philadelphia.

 

You are such a Buzzkill sometimes....


I am in the camp that says the kid is responsible for what he got. Maybe what the cop did was a bit much, but if the kid stays off the field it NEVER happens.

Don't be a Jackass.