WTF!! Police taser a 10 year old boy??

[Tom]

Taser Used on 10-Year-Old in Indiana; Policemen Suspended - AOL News

This post may get taken down but alot of us have kids in this age bracket. If this had been my son I think I might be going to jail!!

 

[Steve123]

Taser Used on 10-Year-Old in Indiana; Policemen Suspended - AOL News

This post may get taken down but alot of us have kids in this age bracket. If this had been my son I think I might be going to jail!!

I'm with you on that. If a Cop can't handle a 10 year old without using a Taser, he has no business being a Cop. Although, I will say this much. Lots of parents today, esspecially Fathers, don't want to do their jobs. They think their job is to be friends with their kids and the result is a bunch of kids who have exactly zero respect for authority/elders. I don't blame the Cop for giving the kid a smack accross the chops. I wouldn't even blame the cop for slamming the kid to the ground and giving him another.. The Taser though..Come on. Like everything though, there is probably more to the story than meets the eye.

 

[amp1]

Taser Used on 10-Year-Old in Indiana; Policemen Suspended - AOL News

This post may get taken down but alot of us have kids in this age bracket. If this had been my son I think I might be going to jail!!

I HEAR YA TOM .... I HAVE A SON 7 YRS OLD AND ..... I WOULD BE GOING TO JAIL THATS FOR DAM SURE!!

 

[bigtomcat]

Good old excessive use of force

Thats complete bullshit, they should have used the lowest level of force possible being there was two of them and the suspect was 10 years old.
I'm sure the "slap" was not a slap and was some sort of motor point strike that most likely failed. Alot of officers are taze happy, few years back there was an 80 year old man tazed in my town for basically no reason.

 

[Stewie Griffon]

Taser Used on 10-Year-Old in Indiana; Policemen Suspended - AOL News

This post may get taken down but alot of us have kids in this age bracket. If this had been my son I think I might be going to jail!!

another typical story of pigs who think they are tough. 2 of them against 1 10 year old and they taze him, tells you what bitches they really are

 

[BOOMSHAKER]

A few things are confusing about this.

#1 the daycare called the police, but it doesn't say if the daycare ever called the parents? Did the daycare call the parents first who never responded and then called the police?

#2 it says the second officer tasered the kid AFTER the first cop slapped the kid in the face open handed. And it was because of the slapping of the kid that they are now in trouble. Not so much the tasering.

#3 to add insult to injury, the cops are on "paid" administrative leave. What's that mean? PAID F@CKING VACATION TIME!

I certainly hope the daycare called the parents first before calling the cops because it looks like there are going to be quite a few people mentioned here in the lawsuit. On a side note as a father I would ask the cops to take off their badges and meet me in the alley if they were real men and not scared to hide behind a badge!

 

[rhinofight]

Really? Two grown men trained in restrain and control techniques "tried to restrain the child themselves", but couldn't? Yes it must be quite a feeling of power to reign over your fellow countrymen(unarmed children and old people) with lethal and "non-lethal" weapons and be called a hero. What a rush! I'm on top of the world! A super secret agent cowboy, just like in the movies! :star-:ars

By the way, type in "taser used on 10 year old" on youtube and you'll find it's not uncommon at all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joIYOZlyZqE


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[rhinofight]

On a side note as a father I would ask the cops to take off their badges and meet me in the alley if they were real men and not scared to hide behind a badge!

Sorry to disappoint you, it would take genuine courage and honor to meet you in an alley without backup, weapons, and a badge. These aren't typical character traits of a thug.

 

[zephyr22]

This is straight up stupidity....

I cant believe this situation arose. A 10 year old?????? Two trained police officers???? This is basically pathetic. I will say I have two friends who are police officers. Both are some of the biggest pussies i have ever met. If it were ever to come to a serious fight both would take a beating of a lifetime.

 

[rhinofight]

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[dragonfire101]

Charge them with Risk of Injury and Excessive Force for not using the proper techniques first. If it was anyone else, even a childcare worker in a children psychiatric hospital that's what would have happened to them.

 

[Gunsmith]

Theirs more their likely more to the story that whats being reported , now I'm not saying what the cops did was right but their are some cases that you need to refrair from putting hands on people because of legal reasons. Can the cop subdue the CHILD , I'd be more than certain , but at what cost , if the kid is out of control and the cop graps his arm and disslocates the should , now what ?? what if he takes the CHILD to the ground and breaks some ribs or bumps his head , you will be faced with a law suit MUCH faster hurting sombody through physical force than tasing them.

again I'm not saying that the cops were right and I'm not saying what they did was excessive either , I can't make that determination wihtout having been their or at least seeing a video.

I got my ass in a bind for tasing a 12yr old boy with down syndrome , he had gone off the handel and was in a complete fit , I got a handel on him and was amazed at his strength and resolve to fight. I soon relized that I was going to end up causing some serious damage to the kid if I diden't "back out of the fight" and result to plan B , he got tased and about 4 seonds later was handcuffed. I felt much better about doing that than having broke the kids arms of neck trying to subdue him and once thius was all explained to the parents they completly understood , of course the local media had a field day with it untill the parents came forward and ended it

Again , not defending either side just trying to add a second point of view

 

[dragonfire101]

Theirs more their likely more to the story that whats being reported , now I'm not saying what the cops did was right but their are some cases that you need to refrair from putting hands on people because of legal reasons. Can the cop subdue the CHILD , I'd be more than certain , but at what cost , if the kid is out of control and the cop graps his arm and disslocates the should , now what ?? what if he takes the CHILD to the ground and breaks some ribs or bumps his head , you will be faced with a law suit MUCH faster hurting sombody through physical force than tasing them.

again I'm not saying that the cops were right and I'm not saying what they did was excessive either , I can't make that determination wihtout having been their or at least seeing a video.

I got my ass in a bind for tasing a 12yr old boy with down syndrome , he had gone off the handel and was in a complete fit , I got a handel on him and was amazed at his strength and resolve to fight. I soon relized that I was going to end up causing some serious damage to the kid if I diden't "back out of the fight" and result to plan B , he got tased and about 4 seonds later was handcuffed. I felt much better about doing that than having broke the kids arms of neck trying to subdue him and once thius was all explained to the parents they completly understood , of course the local media had a field day with it untill the parents came forward and ended it

Again , not defending either side just trying to add a second point of view

You make a good point, but being trained in restraints (protective holds) the more proper terminology from a legal perspective for children and adults with developmental disabilities myself and another staff at a previous job have safely resolved an incident of an out of control adult developmentally disabled male 6 7' weighing 350 lbs.

I would actually be more upset about the officer slapping the kid in the face as that is not any type of restraint or intervention that would be appropriate.

 

[Stewie Griffon]

I got my ass in a bind for tasing a 12yr old boy with down syndrome , he had gone off the handel and was in a complete fit , I got a handel on him and was amazed at his strength and resolve to fight. I soon relized that I was going to end up causing some serious damage to the kid if I diden't "back out of the fight" and result to plan B , he got tased and about 4 seonds later was handcuffed. I felt much better about doing that than having broke the kids arms of neck trying to subdue him

ever watch olympic wrestling? or MMA bouts. grown men are completely able to subdue and restrain other grown men without breaking bones. if that 12 year old was too much for you........

these submissions can be made without striking or slamming someone to the ground

 

[mojo jojo]

You make a good point, but being trained in restraints (protective holds) the more proper terminology from a legal perspective for children and adults with developmental disabilities myself and another staff at a previous job have safely resolved an incident of an out of control adult developmentally disabled male 6 7' weighing 350 lbs.

I would actually be more upset about the officer slapping the kid in the face as that is not any type of restraint or intervention that would be appropriate.

I agree with you on the slapping. I don't see how that was supposed the help the situation at all.

I don't agree with the kid being tased but at the same time I certainly beleive that there could be situations where a taser would be the lesser of two evils and could easily result in less injury to all parties involved in the situation.

 

[rhinofight]

ever watch olympic wrestling? or MMA bouts. grown men are completely able to subdue and restrain other grown men without breaking bones. if that 12 year old was too much for you........

these submissions can be made without striking or slamming someone to the ground

Thank you. I worked for a particular state's Youth Commission which was basically juvenile detention for violent offenders, sex offenders, some mentally handicapped and plenty much larger than 95lbs. Plenty of kicking and screaming. Funny, we never had to taze anyone.

The problem here is precedent. Once it's been set, it's suddenly acceptable. Kind of like unconstitutional legislation being passed.

 

[Stewie Griffon]

The problem here is precedent. Once it's been set, it's suddenly acceptable. Kind of like unconstitutional legislation being passed.

thats a very interesting and well thought statement, excellent way of explaining it!

 

[dalvare1]

a taser isnt lethal, you dont know what the boy was doing to them or to other children. They called the police on him on numerous occasions. I dont think its right to blame the officers. Just me. I think police should have more power to use excessive force when needed no matter who it is. The policing in this country is a fucking joke. They cant do anything without people crying about it. Like I always say, if you dont want the police to fuck with you, dont do stupid shit. Its that simple. Just my opinion.

 

[norwegiann]

I am patiently waiting for the video of the whole scenario coming out. There's not a god damned excuse for the cops' behaviors; one om them, being a 36-year old veteran, SURELY has kids of his own . . . . I just wonder what his defense would be at a press conference when he is asked; 'would you use the taser on your own son?'

 

[Tom]

a taser isnt lethal, you dont know what the boy was doing to them or to other children. They called the police on him on numerous occasions. I dont think its right to blame the officers. Just me. I think police should have more power to use excessive force when needed no matter who it is. The policing in this country is a fucking joke. They cant do anything without people crying about it. Like I always say, if you dont want the police to fuck with you, dont do stupid shit. Its that simple. Just my opinion.

NOT LETHAL!!?....more than a few people have died as a result of being tasered. My grandmother could have restrained a 94 lb. kid with a bearhug. The full grown cop could have done the same.......