Police Use Stun Gun On 6-Year-Old Boy

[Seth]

I personally know a local sherriff in my area who carries around a taser gun.


You don't want to get hit with those electrode prongs.

I've seen pictures with seven guys holding hands and the two prongs attached to the two outer men. It took them to their knees and kept them there no problem.

I personally think that 50 000 volts into a 6 yr old kid is excessive force. I've fooled around with some electric fences that aren't nearly as powerful as one of those tasers...and it hurt...a lot.


I'd rather have a flashlight to the back of my head or a quick little flick of a baton on my wrist. The kid would've dropped the glass in that case...and the officer wouldn't have had to break his arm or anything...just a nice bruise.

just my opinion.....but if you've had a serious electrical shock before, 50 000 volts with decent amp is serious ****, especially with a 6 year old body.

[Perfect Stu]

the cop stopped the kid from further injuring himself, possibly severely

anyone that calls the cop a 'wuss' is terribly immature

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

the cop stopped the kid from further injuring himself, possibly severely

anyone that calls the cop a 'wuss' is terribly immature

But like, how do you people not understand the easyness in grabbing a 6 year olds arm.

I can see resorting to a taser if the kid had a gun. But it was a piece of friggin glass. You smack his hand, or grab his arm, and job done. You need no tasing.

Try it yourself.

Find a 6 year old.

Grab his arm.

See how easy it is for you to restrain him.

Now take a taser to that kid and see how bad it hurts him.

EDIT:

Stunning a 6 year old with glass when you can easily grab his arm, is like shooting a knife wielding guy with a gun when you can just swarm him and tackle him.

[Perfect Stu]

You dont just 'smack someone on the arm' that's holding a sharp piece of glass. With a piece of glass, it doesnt take much force at all to cut. A swift movement while someone is trying to grab the kid could be dangerous.

And when the hell do you swarm someone wielding a knife?! If you threaten a police officer with a knife, they could shoot you in the leg.

[Dyne]

I really doubt that a 6-year-old whose gotten the idea of killing himself with glass is that easy to handle, Typhoid. You're over-generalizing when you say kids that are 6 are all pushovers. You've read the article, but were you there? The kid was probably screaming his head off hysterically. Even tots are vicious. It was probably the best choice to zap him - both psychologically and physically. Do you think it's fair to have 20-30somethings rampaging after a little 6-year-old?

We've been mislead. The purpose of the article was not to say that some random kid was pumped with a high voltage. The purpose was to show that this kid had a problem at X location, and the cops handled it by doing Y thing, and the kid seems to be fine.

[Perfect Stu]

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[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by Dyne

You're over-generalizing when you say kids that are 6 are all pushovers.

I never said they were pushovers.

Im saying nomatter how crazy a 6 year old is, he is still a 6 year old. Unless the kid lifts weights every day, you just smack his arm with something and restrain him. Hes 6. Now, I could understand the taser if the kid was like, 10 or 12. But 6? Thats like, Kindergarten still. (depending on month)

Are you saying you coudnt restrain a Kindergartener?

Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

And when the hell do you swarm someone wielding a knife?! If you threaten a police officer with a knife, they could shoot you in the leg.

Did the Toddler threaten the police?

Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

. With a piece of glass, it doesnt take much force at all to cut. A swift movement while someone is trying to grab the kid could be dangerous.

Yes, and it would be equally as easy to smack the kids arm with a club, or mag-light. Those things arnt light you know. If you give a good smack, it hurts.

[Joeiss]

Stun gunning the kid willl hurt him less than cutting his own jugular with the glass.

[Perfect Stu]

Originally Posted by Joeiss

Stun gunning the kid willl hurt him less than cutting his own jugular with the glass.

and that's exactly what it comes down to. plain and simple.

the cops handled it...if the cop had tried to "whack the toddler on the hand" and the kid ended up cutting something and further damage was done, people would be saying "why didnt the cop use the stun gun?! THINK OF THE CHILDREN!"

and I never said the kid threatened the cop...he threatened to hurt himself, but that's besides the point. you used a person-with-a-knife example, and I was referring to that.

[Dyne]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

I never said they were pushovers.

Im saying nomatter how crazy a 6 year old is, he is still a 6 year old. Unless the kid lifts weights every day, you just smack his arm with something and restrain him. Hes 6. Now, I could understand the taser if the kid was like, 10 or 12. But 6? Thats like, Kindergarten still. (depending on month)

Are you saying you coudnt restrain a Kindergartener?

Pushover is another way of saying easy to handle. That was what you were talking about.

There's some pretty crazy ass kids out there. You just haven't taught an elementary class yet.

[Hero2]

Thank you GM for that shocking discovery. It seems you have electrified the board with this headline.