Taser subdues unruly youth, Teen wouldn't drop Game Boy

[Rose Siding]

snip> According to a report filed in Wayne County Family Court by Lincoln Park Police Sgt. Charles Kaminski of the youth bureau, the boy was sent to the assistant principal's office because he refused to stop playing his Game Boy when the teacher told him to stop.

Once in the office, the boy refused to surrender the Game Boy to assistant principal Larry Phillips, who promised to return it to him after school.

When the boy continued to refuse to hand over the electronic game, school liaison Officer Paul Cochran was called. Cochran started to conduct a pat-down search of the boy and he started swinging fists and kicking at the officer, the police report said.

Cochran called for backup while he attempted to restrain the boy and Phillips held the boy's legs. Cochran said he received scrapes and bites on his arms trying to subdue the boy.

When two uniformed officers arrived, the boy was still fighting and one of the officers pulled out a Taser gun and attached the weapon to the boy's clothing............The officer warned the boy again to stop fighting and to give up the Game Boy. The boy said no, resumed fighting and was stung again by the Taser gun.

The three officers finally subdued the boy and he was admitted to the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility. Other than Cochran's bites, scratches and scrapes, the officers were not seriously injured.

http://www.freep.com/news/locway/taser20e_20041120.htm

[Reverend_Smitty]

1. What the fuck is up?!?

with these people pulling tasers on kids? This isn't an isolated incident, this happened a couple of times a few weeks ago in Florida. There is no excuse for tasering a child!

[ilovenicepeople]

2. People (police) think that tazers are called Non-Lethal Weapons

When they are known as Less-Lethal Weapons ie:You might live?