Philly tasered 17year old

so unlawful physical violence behind the scenes is better than lawful taser deployment that prevents more injuries than it causes?

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no offense rich...but no one is obviously not a threat until they are detained and transported

and tasers are 1 shot per cartridge but cartridges are fairly easy to change on the run

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how do you know it would or wouldnt be dangerous to chase the kid? as a couple people have referenced people have been attacked in sporting venues before...and weapons can be snuck in...he couldve very easily continued to run...get tackled...and then stabbed the cop...what then? now the justified level of force is escalated to lethal force...and a stadium full of fans may watch someone get shot

using a taser on a person who is resisting verbally, defensively, or who is actively aggressive towards an officer has been shown by courts to be justified

if the kid (who in SC would be considered an adult as far as being charged with crimes at 17) broke a law and then continued to flee after the officer told him to stop...then the officer is completely justified in deploying the taser

i quite frankly dont see the harm in it...it kept the kid from getting hurt, it kept the security crew from getting hurt, and it kept the officer from getting hurt




i am also amused at those of you who immediately call the guy a security guard/rent-a-cop/etc...thats what the other folks in dark blue shirts are i believe

and i ESPECIALLY love those that called him lazy and fat because he didnt run down the kid

im 27 years old...run approx a 7 min mile with gear on...and i prefer taser over chasing and tackling any day of the week because my goals for the day every day are the following

1: enforce the law
2: not get hurt
3: go home safe

sorry if some punk kid who "just wants to have fun" got his feelings hurt and ruins "just having fun" for the rest of you...but he probably had a pretty good idea of what would happen when he jumped on the field...maybe not the tasing...but he at least had to know he'd be getting a free ride to the city/county motel

 

just for reference...Tasers are considered "less-lethal" because there are some reported cases that involve MANY other factors that can POSSIBLY cause death...such as excited delirium stemming from some sort of drug use + adrenaline of running/fighting/etc...or falling after being hit with the taser

do tell...please sir...when weighing ALL factors and possible scenarios that cops have to flip thru in their head and make a split second decision with...what you would do now that you can sit back and arm chair quarterback a trained officer

what wouldve happened if a probe had struck him in the head? not much different...it wouldve stuck there just like they did in his back and wouldve needed EMS to remove it

no stronger "effects" of the incapacitation

 

i live in hypotheticals and i deal with this on a daily basis

how often do you make life altering (possibly life ENDING) decisions in less than a second?