Comments on: Cop Tasers 10 Year Old Girl for Refusing to go to Bed

By: Mr. Fusion

Mr. Fusion — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:36:42 +0000

As truly stupid as this is, it will happen again and again.

This morning I read about some Canadian 15 year old tween “star” about to make an appearance on Long Island NY. The waiting crowd got unruly and the police arrived. They ended up arresting the promoter because he didn’t help disperse the crowd. They also warned the kid that if he did appear he too would be arrested.

Arresting someone for not helping the police because he wouldn’t send a “twitter”? Charging him with child endangerment? Tazering four girls? (shows in another report)

This is the world the right wings nuts want for us.

By: Uncle Patso

Uncle Patso — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:22:06 +0000

The local police chief stood behind Bradshaw and his decision.

“He had no other choice. He had to get the child under control…”

Why? Who made it his job?

No one in this story comes off well. The mother:FAIL. The cop:FAIL. The father:FAIL. The police chief:FAIL. The kid’s the only one I have any feeling for, and she didn’t exactly come off in a complimentary light either…

By: jbellies

jbellies — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:10:00 +0000

I summon the BS-o-meter:

“Officer Dustin Bradshaw was called to the home by a woman complaining that her daughter was being unruly and refusing to go to sleep.”

That’s a 10 – total BS.

By: Cap'nKangaroo

Cap'nKangaroo — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:25:03 +0000

Let’s just ignore the tazing (or stun gun, whatever) for a moment, which I admit is a tall order.

“After watching her mother attempt to get Kiara into the bathtub with little success, Bradshaw took the girl into the living room and threatened her with jail.

Bradshaw then tried to handcuff Kiara. But he couldn’t manage that either.”

An earlier poster said this girl has emotional problems. And after this incident, those problems will be compounded. Where the hell does this cop come off saying he is going to arrest someone for not going to bed!

And the police chief is backing up his officer!!

By: smartalix

smartalix — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:09:02 +0000

11,

And that reduces the f^cking electrical charge given to the 10-year-old victim how?

By: Li

Li — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:55:23 +0000

It takes a village to taze a child.

By: Faxon

Faxon — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:10:47 +0000

I love this story. Fucking brat deserved it.

By: ikapuza89

ikapuza89 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:51:59 +0000

This is truly pathetic.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:45:40 +0000

@11

Several models of tasers have dual-modes. You can use as either a contact-range stun gun or fire the probes.

By: bob

bob — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:34:26 +0000

I do not agree with the cops actions. However, it appears that he did not Taser the kid, he used the “stun gun” part of the gun.

The cartridge that holds the wires and probes that shoot out comes off (so you can reload). When you take the cartridge off you have what is in essence a stun gun with the electrodes and spark gap that we have all seen. This is more of a last resort measure.

HOWEVER, this means that the cops had the time and foresight to remove the cartridge and then use the Taser as a stun gun. If he had the ti,e to do this, he wasn’t in a “full on” fight with anyone.

By: Ward William

Ward William — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:05:19 +0000

I do not have sufficient words to express the stupidity that is occurring in the good old U.S of A.
You people up there are real whack jobs. They could not make a movie as screwy as you people are in real life.
Problem is that if there were such a thing as a license to procreate, there would be no in the U.S eligible. (Place end of rant marker here)

By: Max Bell

Max Bell — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:02:34 +0000

This just screams “too pussy to be a cop”.

By: RTaylor

RTaylor — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:33:09 +0000

Read the article, the father said the child has a history of emotional disorders. The mother clearly isn’t able to handle the child, better luck to the Dad. The cop had no reason to be there.

By: jfreeman

jfreeman — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:26:32 +0000

This is just sickening.

By: me

me — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:20:22 +0000

I think the true irony of the story is that it’s the mother who is complaining.

Damn, she’s the one who called the police because she couldn’t get her 10 year old to go to bed. Besides being a huge waste of tax money, when your a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Cops have learned to taze first and ask questions later.

In my opinion it’s the mother who deserved tazing, not the kid.