Reader comments: 14-year-old boy Tasered by Salt Lake police
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maybe more will get the message and act appropriately in public ... but I doubt it.
We all know impulsive teenagers tend to act as if there were no consequences for their bad behavior, or that they have the right to such bad behavior.
Our society has a huge problem with bullying. I am glad this youngster got what he deserved.
The taser works well, because it is quick easy, and usually harmless.
Fists flying and batons and/or guns, that does some permanent damage. I'm glad the taser has become a first choice for combative people.
The taster is way less damaging than any other methods used to sub-due a combative person. The pain is intense during the actual shock but after, no pain, no burses,bumps, or dislocated joints. That kid should be thankful. If he is not going to comply to a uniformed officer he could have gotten worse. Good work officer!
I agree the officer did the right thing here, but when I was young, the fear of facing my parents was greater than the fear of the police. I do not feel kids are worried about parents, maybeit's time for the old wood shed to be used again.
Still, he didn't comply with a lawful order. The cop did the right thing.
If the minor had a weapon, then it would have been ok to use any kind of force to protect lives. Unfortunately, some police officers, think too much of themselves. Laws, should be put in place against cases like these. You cannot, in all honesty taser a child. Granted, many of today kids lack a certain degree of politeness and education, likely due to broken families or lack of a strong father figure. Whatever the case, we cannot allow the police force to taser children.
Pull your head out! What should the officer do? Wait until he is shot? Then people like you would say the cop had a stun gun why didn't he use it!
And then, in order to make sure this never happens again, maybe they could buy him a pony, and the cops could all sit back, pat each other on the back and watch the sunset, while whistling a happy tune...
These kids have a mob mentality. Individually you can deal with them, in a group, one starts in, the others join. If the officer would have used physical force to take him down, you can bet the rest of the kids would have gone after the cop.
It was handled appropriately, and efficiently.
Usually people suffer more injuries when a cop has to use physical force to restrain them than when the tazer is used. Even a simple takedown on the asphalt causes a lot of painfull scratches and scrapes (to both people).
We should not be so quick to assume ANY use of a tazer is bad.
Some people just get-off on confrontation and love to get physical. The police don't need to feed into these people's desire for a physical confrontation. They can choose to bring the situation to an end without the hand to hand, lets see who's the toughest, type confrontation.
This 14 year old will be less likely to put up his dukes in a challenge to a police officer again. I say well done Mr. Police Officer.
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