Police Use Stun Gun On 6-Year-Old Boy

[GameMaster]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/12/chi....ap/index.html

The boy, who was not identified, was shocked with 50,000 volts on October 20 at Kelsey Pharr Elementary School.

Do you agree with the officer's choice? Do you have any comical headlines for this story?

[Blackmane]

That is ridiculous! There is no need for use of any weapon against a 6 year old unless the cop is a pansy.

[Typhoid]

The officers talked to the boy without success. When the boy cut his own leg, one officer shocked him with a Taser and another grabbed him to prevent him from falling, police said.

Ok....how weak do you have to be that you cant even take a little kid. He is friggin 6 for gods sake.

Just grad the arm with the piece of glass in it. Mission accomplished.

[Dyne]

The title by itself is misleading. The SUBtitle, however, makes a heck of a lot more sense. When it's completely in context, I have absolutely no problems with what the officers decided to do.

[Su-Yin]

i read bout this bout a day ago...i guess theres two ways of looking at this...the policeman tried to save the kid...but hes a wuss...so he zaps the kid to make him unconscious b4 actually grabbing him....if not the kid might hurt him as well......i guess this also depends how big that piece of glass is.....*shrug* i wouldnt mind having a cut or two from glass instead of zapping a tiny 6 year old.

[Null]

thats what the bug zappers for; to zap the person before he causes harm to himself or others. he already cut himself, if he reaches for him, he cuts himself more. Quickest way to solve it is to zap him.

and if i was the parent, i'd much rather have my kid zaped then to let him cut himself with glass.
Cop did the right thing. its not like he shot him, or took the flashlight to the back of the kids head. sheesh.

[Happydude]

i'm on the cops' side here...they did the right thing, they stopped him before he could deal further injury to himself or others...