Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Taser is the Right Response

Several months ago, a fan ran onto the field at a Philadelphia Phillies baseball game.  As he continued to run around and the fans cheered, he was tasered by the security officers.  Take a look.
The teen's father told ABC News that his son looked back and saw an "old guy" chasing him, felt sorry for him and was about to stop when he got zapped.
Bonnie Clark of the Phillies told ABC News today that the team is speaking with the Philadelphia police about whether an officer used excessive force by using a Taser on 17-year-old Steve Consalvi.
Was it excessive force?  Take a look at the most recent fan who ran around the Baltimore Orioles park for what seems like forever before surrendering himself finally to authority apparently after the umpire chastised him. 
The “fan” shows a remarkable ability to thumb his nose at all that is law in the interest of expressing his individuality.  He was promptly rewarded by the fans with a rousing ovation.  What kind of message does that send?
I’ll take the taser!

1 comment:

Debbie said...

I am totally with you on this.