A kid got tasered at the high school in my city by the police for being unruly.  What do u think about this?
465588
It's sick and it's happening here in Alaska too. Don't hurt terrorists that cut off heads, but taser kids. It can give heart attacks. My friends son got tased in her house because his sister was mad that he woke her up by yelling in the house, she called the police and he got scared when they grabbed him he pulled away and they kicked him and tasered him. My grandpa had been a cop for thirty years and he said cops are chicken sh--'s now days. They even need a whole crowd of them to arrest an old man. I try so hard to respect them, but they scare the heck out of me.
598652
Tell your parents.  Something more serious then detention needs to happen with this kid.  Obviously, all the parents are going to have to demand it.  Maybe they need to go to the school board.\n\nIf you are attacked, defend yourself.  You do not have a choice.
579489
Sounds like police brutality to me. What was the purpose of being there for so long ? Police should use enough force to control the subject, any force used after the point of control is called excessive force and is against the law.
85177
The school should definitely be held accountable for not intervening and stopping the harassment.  They are responsible for investigating claims, such as the girls, and acting on the proper disciplinary methods to prevent it from happening again. I do hope that her parents moved her to another school. A school is supposed to be a learning (educational) environment free of harassment of any kind. We all know that it does happen. However, if she reported the incidents and pleaded for help then, the school should be sued over it. I would get a copy of the schools code of conduct as grounds and  more than likely her parents would have to file the suit, (assuming she is a minor).
1106720
As a 17 year veteran of the Security Business, I believe they feel threatened by us in that here are a bunch of untrained louts (which may have been true long ago) acting as Cop-wannabes. Police have a tendency to be a rather exclusive group, and they don't like any competition, and feel that they are the only ones to do the job of protecting the public and acting as a uniformed visible deterrence to crime. The difference is that we (Security Officers) protect private property, and the Police protect the public and public property. True, we don't take as extensive training as they do, and the reality is that some Provinces and States don't require any training at all. I live in British Columbia, Canada, and our initial and ongoing training is more extensive than most other Provinces. We don't carry any weapons, handcuffs or restraining devices, no pepper spray or taser devices and we don't wear any body armour, but are often expected to approach and restrain (until the Police arrive which could be 15 to 30 minutes where I am) the same dangerous criminals that the Police deal with, and they have all of the above equipment, including firearms, to protect themselves. I have been attacked by both unarmed and knife wielding assailants and luckily due to my extensive hand-to-hand combat training I have survived said assaults. So ultimately, I think it is jealousy and a "Good Ole' Boys" mentality that drives this attitude, and I mean no disrespect as I have a lot of respect for the Police and they do have to put up with some pretty horrific situations, that clearly has an effect on how they see the world around them. Not all Police officer think this way however and I have been at times both glad and disappointed at their response to our work. Chin up and be proud of what you do as we do provide a valuable service, and were created to fill a hole the Police were unable to as the crime rates increased and property crime was something they were no longer able to effectively deal with these crimes. Our Motto is "People, Property and Information" are the things we protect in that order without exception. Be Careful out there OK !!!!
977969
well, you didn't tell us why the student was tasered, but slothful means lazy so i don't think anyone involved in that was slothful.\n\nunless you mean that the witnesses were slothful for not doing anything about it.  in that case, maybe.\n\nedit\ni watched most of the video.  i wouldn't call the other students slothful or indifferent.  they were shouting to the police and crowding around.\nthe police that i saw went way too far.  (they tasered the guy while he was handcuffed!)  if someone grabbed my arm and demanded id i would probably get angry to.\nthere were a lot of other students there.  why did they single this guy out? \nwhat is happening to our country?  i hope that those officers involved don't just get a slap on the wrist.  (we've all seen that way too often)
891580
Every UCLA alumnus should call the UCLA President's office (310-825-4321) and let Pres. Robert C. Dynes and Chancellor Norman Abrams know that you will withhold all contributions until the police officers are fired.\n\nA university is usually far more tolerant and respectful of students' rights, and far more restrictive on police brutality, than outside the university gates. Having worked in universities for the past 20 years, I can safely say the behavior of the UCLA PD as exhibited in the 6-minute video (not 10 seconds) is inexcusable. They could have dragged the guy out, let him scream all he wants. If he resisted phsycially, they could have handcuffed him -- for 200 years our police did not need tasers or pepper spray to handcuff people. (Maybe he was already handcuffed when they Tasered him, which is even less excusable.)\n\nThere is a big difference between being tased once (often by a low-voltage) in a test situation and having it done to you multiple times in a row in a hostile situation. There have been 73 deaths associated with tasers between 1999 and 2004. Even police officers in five states have sued Taser International claiming they "suffered serious injuries after being shocked with the device during training classes."\nhttp://orlando.injuryboard.com/defective-products/an-alternative-to-the-defective-and-deadly-taser.php\n\n^*^*
183145
You've really got to explain what state you're in.  \n\nIn California, I'd say no.  In fact, since juvenile arrests are confidential, there's even a school of thought that says the parents aren't entitled to know - at least not from the police (not saying I agree with that, just saying there's evidently some law to support it).  \n\nAnd I'd suggest that even if the cops did violate some sort of parental notification law in whatever state you're in, you shouldn't count on the minor "getting off" on that technicality...especially since no statement was made by the minor.  Depending on the state, I could be WAY wrong...but I think it would be bizarre.\n\nAlso, as much as I know people like to think the cops go around breaking the law every chance they get, it's really just not the case.  If there was a law that said the cops in your case had to tell the parents what the minor did, I imagine the cops would have told the parents what the minor did.  I can't imagine there'd be much to gain from not telling the parents if the law required it.  \n\nAnd really...the minor "...does something really stupid and potentially fatal to someone else..." and you're worried about the cops not telling the parents what the kid did?  Seems like there might be bigger issues to deal with here.
816573
I doubt they tasered him for nothing.  But I wasn't there.... and neither were you.\n\nAnyway, we have a nice, quiet little campus where nothing much happens.  I like that.\n\nSue
1000030
i did not hear about this incident but cell phone guns have been around for years and if he only tasered her that was good for the officer out here she would have been shot the officers dont have tasers.  the officer was totaly in the right, there are too many people that think they can act crazy with the cops and not do what they are told and get away with it.  the taser is a great way to gain control of a subject and not kill them more departments should have then and we need to stand behind every officer that uses the tasers some one insted of killing them.
936800
YIKES!!  #1:  find the teenager\n               #2: Find out what in the H*** is gong on- do not take any excuses for answers either\n# 3  Turn the gun in to authorities immediately.\n\nI hope this is not really happening.  Hopefully just a hypothetical question.  Because schools barely will tolerate a verbal threat anymore- let alone a gun.
259258
A jerk leveled a shotgun at a child, and I stepped between the two of them. I was enraged! He told me to move, I would not budge. He lowered the shotgun, and tried to explain his actions to me. I pulled my sidearm out, and called the police. I held the jerk at gunpoint until the police arrived. No charges were filed against me, since I acted in self defense of myself, and the child, my son. I could have died, but I will fight to the very death to defend my family, and friends.
714468
I feel bad that so Meany people have so little Faith in the police, after all they are your first line of defense. Most of the time they will give their life for people that do not like them, it is a thankless job. Police do not go around shooting people for the hell of it.
1184949
Better believe it. You are way better off to assume that they are creeping around every corner. And kids are still posting way too much on the internet. It's not a good situation, but at least there are a few cops perusing the internet too. I love seeing them get busted!
1080711
I work with troubled tens and I know of few police officers that will put the fear of God in a teen. They just aren't allowed to do that. Unfortunately, they are usually too nice to the kids. \nMake sure the next time your child steals that the person presses charges. That's important. If it happens again after that your child will be taken to a juvenile detention center...........take a deep breath............it's ok. At that time he/she will be taken into a room, searched, shown a movie of what will happen in the facility, and then...................put in a small room.( a few hours) Then you go and pick up the child. Scares them a lot and they don't usually stray again. Call your local juvenile detention center and ask them about it . Tell them your problem, that your child is a good kid, just making bad decisions at the time. They will direct you as to what to do.
873091
You need to do a little research and think about these incidents for yourself instead of letting the media spoon feed you their bias ideas. \n\n1. I trust the words of the police more than i do some scum bag drug addict informant who could be lying about it being a cover up. Even if it was a lie, the woman began SHOOTING AT POLICE when they started up her porch. The police RETURNED FIRE. \n\n2. The boy in the school weighs 200 pounds and was in the process of violently attacking a female school mate. The policewoman weighed about 125 pounds and was about 5'2. The boy would not comply with verbal commands to stop. Would you rather the boy be striked with a baton? Or maced? Tazing is much safer than those. Or would you prefer the officer just watch this 200 lb boy beat a fellow female student (and by the way he was not 6 years old, he was in 6th grade.)\n\n3. The man in NY infered that he had a gun to 2 undercover NYPD officers. He then stormed to his car saying that he was going to get his gun. The NYPD officers then identified themselves as police officers and told them to turn off the engine. The man inside the car ran hit one of the NYPD officers with his car, and struck a NYPD vehicle. He was clearly trying to run the officer down. So the NYPD officers used deadly force against a deadly threat ( the person in control of a 2000 pound moving object). THAT is why.
531986
police arent respectful to youth.