Cop Tasers 9 year old? WTF?

[El Vaquero]

Re: Cop Tasers 9 year old? WTF?

Why is the 9 year old being taken into custody anyway? The parents are the ones responsible. I'm suspect there is history with that family and the police. Here in Texas you can't be arrested under the age of 10. I guess truancy is a major crime in their neck of the woods.

The kid must have been on the McDonalds diet.

 

[El Vaquero]

Re: Cop Tasers 9 year old? WTF?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tip2oo3</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ubet</div><div class="ubbcode-body">WTF are they arresting kids for truancy for anyway? </div></div>

Just an FYI the officer may have reponded to the call in reference to a truancy but Ohio law has a statute of an unruly child.
2151.022 Unruly child defined.


As used in this chapter, “unruly child” includes any of the following:

(A) Any child who does not submit to the reasonable control of the child’s parents, teachers, guardian, or custodian, by reason of being wayward or habitually disobedient;

(B) Any child who is an habitual truant from school and who previously has not been adjudicated an unruly child for being an habitual truant;

(C) Any child who behaves in a manner as to injure or endanger the child’s own health or morals or the health or morals of others;
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I see case law written all over this law. I feel for the 5s that have to enforce this law. Glad I'm in Texas!!!

 

[powderBurnz]

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Sometimes the big boys need 2 shots!

 

[Unknown]

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Having had to arrest lots of people, I don't think that any law enforcement officer should risk a permanent injury (back, neck, eye, or whatever) by having to fight with someone who is clearly uncooperative. The threat (kid in this case) sets the level of force to be used. The kid may not have understood the ramifications of his immature behavior (at least not until the shock hit), but I imagine he does now.

The officer's options were to let the kid have his way, or to impose his will on the kid. I think the kid needed to learn that HE is not in charge all the time. My guess is that the kid gets away with a great deal of stuff because of his size.

I suppose the officer could have waited until 4-5 other officers arrived as backup, but then the bitch would have been that 4-5 officers overpowered a kid. The net result would have been the same.

I think the kid learned a valuable lesson. Too bad the police department had to be disbanded. I support the officer's decision.

 

[Sgt. 0811]

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This is stupid. Kid was stupid, cop was stupid, mom was stupid. I never want to visit there. Sounds like everyone is stupid

And yes, cop was stupid... gimmie a break. You don't want to risk a back injury so you use non-lethal force on an unarmed 9 YEAR OLD throwing a fit. HELLO! Public servant. I believe it's protect and serve not shock bratty children.

Besides, this kid was did I mention a 9 year old child and already over weight. Cops lucky it didn't kill him.

 

[Apex Motorsports]

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That's a huge bitch...

 

[i_Adam_i18]

Re: Cop Tasers 9 year old? WTF?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Guy Montag</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WASP7067</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
What you're saying is, when someone pulls a gun, knife, or other lethal weapon on me (aka, my life is in jeapordy), I should respond with a Taser?

<span style="color: #CC0000">That's is not what I've said.</span>

This is why the new's is always full of crap. It's always some reporter talking about a situation that they have absolutely no knowledge of, and what kind of response is necessary or justified.

<span style="color: #CC0000">Reporters talking about situations they have no knowledge of you say? </span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">I have no knowledge of the situation </span>with the 9 year old and I'm going entirely on your comment of how people should protect their life and the lives of others with a one shot electrical device. Wow.

<span style="color: #CC0000">IRONY ALERT!!!</span>
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I stated that I have no knowledge of the situation and therefore did not comment on it, maybe you should go back and read my post.

My comment was to the fact that you stated that officers should resort to a taser when their life is in danger. And the fact that you sounded like a reporter with that comment.

<span style="color: #FF0000">Lack of attention to detail alert!</span>

 

[11B101ABN]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sgt. 0811</div><div class="ubbcode-body">This is stupid. Kid was stupid, cop was stupid, mom was stupid. I never want to visit there. Sounds like everyone is stupid

And yes, cop was stupid... gimmie a break. You don't want to risk a back injury so you use non-lethal force on an unarmed 9 YEAR OLD throwing a fit. HELLO! Public servant. I believe it's protect and serve not shock bratty children.

Besides, this kid was did I mention a 9 year old child and already over weight. Cops lucky it didn't kill him. </div></div>


The TASER is lower level of force than going hands on. This was clearly not a probe deployment, but pain compliance, which would have likely been used mechanically if the officer went hands on.

 

[BillCosby]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 11B101ABN</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sgt. 0811</div><div class="ubbcode-body">This is stupid. Kid was stupid, cop was stupid, mom was stupid. I never want to visit there. Sounds like everyone is stupid

And yes, cop was stupid... gimmie a break. You don't want to risk a back injury so you use non-lethal force on an unarmed 9 YEAR OLD throwing a fit. HELLO! Public servant. I believe it's protect and serve not shock bratty children.

Besides, this kid was did I mention a 9 year old child and already over weight. Cops lucky it didn't kill him. </div></div>


The TASER is lower level of force than going hands on. This was clearly not a probe deployment, but pain compliance, which would have likely been used mechanically if the officer went hands on. </div></div>

Trying to justify tasing a nine year old = mind blown

 

[BillCosby]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Roddd</div><div class="ubbcode-body">On a daily basis, we are called out to parent people's children. As LEOs, we have to pick and choose our battles. I don't know THEIR department policy, but OUR department policy would justify the use of a taser in that situation. That being said, you don't HAVE to have a kid ride the lightning. I would have called for another officer and dealt with it that way. No sense in throwing out my back wrestling some fat assed kid off the ground. I'm too lazy to look for the post that suggested the officer should be hanged from a tree and caned because the "punishment fits the crime" but i hardly see that as equal. <span style="font-weight: bold">The taser isn't that painful</span> and is the safest tool I carry on my belt. But I still ain't tasing a kid for not liking school. </div></div>

I've been stabbed before, and I had to get tased for training, and I will respectfully disagree.

 

[KYpatriot]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BillCosby</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 11B101ABN</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sgt. 0811</div><div class="ubbcode-body">This is stupid. Kid was stupid, cop was stupid, mom was stupid. I never want to visit there. Sounds like everyone is stupid

And yes, cop was stupid... gimmie a break. You don't want to risk a back injury so you use non-lethal force on an unarmed 9 YEAR OLD throwing a fit. HELLO! Public servant. I believe it's protect and serve not shock bratty children.

Besides, this kid was did I mention a 9 year old child and already over weight. Cops lucky it didn't kill him. </div></div>



The TASER is lower level of force than going hands on. This was clearly not a probe deployment, but pain compliance, which would have likely been used mechanically if the officer went hands on. </div></div>

Trying to justify tasing a nine year old = mind blown</div></div>

I agree with Bill...if the officer was not in danger there is simply no way to justify it. You dont tase a kid for non compliance for truancy. period.