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Two Martinsville, IN police deputies suspended after using stun gun on child

Two Martinsville, IN police deputies suspended after using stun gun on child | Justice News Flash | JusticeNewsFlash Release



Old women, teenage girls, unarmed people who aren't being violent, and now a 10-year old?

I think police need some better clarification on use of tasers. It's supposed to be an alternative to lethal force, not a compliance tool for uncooperative people. Tasers can and do kill people, using one on a child is reckless.

A 10-year old? Are you telling me two police officers can't restrain a child without risking his death? I'm not a big guy, but I've never met a 10-year old who I couldn't overpower. Two guys, both likely bigger than me, who are trained to do this shouldn't have trouble.

There's also no circumstance in which a police officer should slap anybody. It doesn't serve any purpose in apprehension.

I want to see pictures of this child-hercules that couldn't be stopped without a few thousand volts of electricity.
martinsville is a backward place. home of the kkk and proud of it.
 
I agree...a little 10 year **** that has never been taughht respect and proper consequence...they should have bitch-smacked him. Hard. twice.

Obviously, this was nothing more than an attempt to inflame the discussion so I will disregard it was the immature rant that it is.

seriously...what would you do, Mr Obviouly-I-have-all-the-answers?

Another childish segment of rant that can be disregarded.

What would you be saying if the officers had restrained him physically and since he was fighting and thrashing he broke an arm or developed a spiral fracture?

That's not at issue here. What is at issue is the tazing of a 10 year old boy. Why don't we discuss that instead of a infinite number of irrelevant what-ifs?
 
jallman said:
There is no excuse for using a stun gun on a ten year old boy. Ever. Period.

Sure there is. First of all, I'm against any kind of similar thinking to that. That old, jacked-up belief of "it's never okay to hit a woman" is what makes some women going around taking swings at men and being general bitches because they feel that they have carte blanche to act that way, and it's a birthright given along with a vagina. If more women knew that if you act like a bitch, you get smacked like a bitch, you'd really start noticing women thinking twice before they try to smack, punch, kick, and bite a man with the idea that they can do so with impunity.

If a 10 year old knows that he can just play the "helpless little kid" card and wipe his hands out of a plethora of actions, what's to stop him from pushing the envelope to see what he can get away with? That's not a 10 year old's nature, that's any human being's nature - just probably a bit moreso with children. The sooner you demonstrate to children that boundaries exist and that reprocussions occur when you cross those boundaries, the more apt they are to think twice about doing what they do and assuming you won't react in kind.

I like to think that getting a few thousand volts pumped into his bratty ass will make me rethink what's acceptable behavior in this world, especially when concerning an officer of the law.
 
Obviously, this was nothing more than an attempt to inflame the discussion so I will disregard it was the immature rant that it is.



Another childish segment of rant that can be disregarded.



That's not at issue here. What is at issue is the tazing of a 10 year old boy. Why don't we discuss that instead of a infinite number of irrelevant what-ifs?
Why cant you simply answer the question? The teachers and child care providers couldnt control the kid. This was the second time the police had to be called. MANY behavioral disordered children have ZERO respect for consequence because they have never been taught it. And since you so readily jump to criticize the police OBVIOUSLY YOU have a better answer...so Im all ears. heck...Ive got my notepad out.

Ive seen it take 3 bigass and i mean BIG ASS Samoan guards to restrain 10 year olds...11 years olds. And those kids have come up from it looking like they got hit in the face with a scooter...bruises all over...etc. have you ever had to deal with a ranting and raving 10 year old that has nho respect for anyone or anything and has reached a point where they are beyond control?

All ears, baby...Ive even got my notepad out. Go for it.
 
I like to think that getting a few thousand volts pumped into his bratty ass will make me rethink what's acceptable behavior in this world, especially when concerning an officer of the law.

Certainly, how could two grown men be expected handle a 10 year old kid that was screaming and kicking his feet without the use of a few thousand volts and slapping him around?

Perhaps they should have also called in SWAT team, just to be on the safe side? :roll:
 
Now becoming patently obvious!

Are american kids so immature that they need to be in daycare till they are 15. Did your mommy have to change your diapers at you grade 12 graduation.


I have never heard of a 10 year old being in daycare, unless the child was in special care for developmental issues.
 
Because the question of "what if" is entirely irrelevant to discussing what actually is.

In other words you have no answer...just criticism. its not a 'what if' scenario...the event actually happened. YOu obviously believe you are MUCH more capable than the child care staff...the kids parents...and the responding officers...so...Im STILL waiting for the voice of authority to wow us with your expertise.

Mind you...I'm not holding my breath...but...sure...I'll wait...
 
Are american kids so immature that they need to be in daycare till they are 15. Did your mommy have to change your diapers at you grade 12 graduation.


I have never heard of a 10 year old being in daycare, unless the child was in special care for developmental issues.

Unfortunately there are a SIGNIFICANT number of kids that have never been taught discipline...respect...and appropriate behavior. they throw little screaming fits and kick and scream and have no concern that anyone will explain to them just what time it is. Not ALL American kids...obviously. We have some youth that are college graduates...that doesnt make "American Kids" rocket scientists...just 'some'. Just like Im sure there are soem very well behaved Canadian kids and some real POS's
 
In other words you have no answer...

I have answers to what actually is...not these irrelevant "what if's" concerning arms that were never broken or bruised up police officers that never were.


just criticism.

It's not just criticism. It is a statement of fact. There is never an excuse to use a stun gun on a 10 year old child. Not ever. Period.

its not a 'what if' scenario...the event actually happened.

Yes, two officers used a stun gun on a child and they were subsequently suspended for doing so.

YOu obviously believe you are MUCH more capable than the child care staff...the kids parents...and the responding officers...

I know this: I would not have to resort to use of a stun gun to get a 10 year old child out of harms way and to keep him from harming me.

so...Im STILL waiting for the voice of authority to wow us with your expertise.

No, what you are doing is being a snarky, smarmy smartass and hoping that I will say something you can seize onto that will allow you to keep right on being a dick rather than having a conversation. I've no interest in playing that game with you as you have already played your entire hand.

Mind you...I'm not holding my breath...but...sure...I'll wait...

Hold your breath or not. It does not change the fact that there is never an excuse for using a stun gun on a ten year old child. Period.
 
Unfortunately there are a SIGNIFICANT number of kids that have never been taught discipline...respect...and appropriate behavior. they throw little screaming fits and kick and scream and have no concern that anyone will explain to them just what time it is. Not ALL American kids...obviously. We have some youth that are college graduates...that doesnt make "American Kids" rocket scientists...just 'some'. Just like Im sure there are soem very well behaved Canadian kids and some real POS's

Yes of course Canadian kids can be very immature POS's but I was and still am suprised he was in daycare. Is that actually common in the US. I truely thought when kids reached school age they stopped going to daycare
 
Yes of course Canadian kids can be very immature POS's but I was and still am suprised he was in daycare. Is that actually common in the US. I truely thought when kids reached school age they stopped going to daycare

Day care can be anything from preschools to summer camps. Day care isn't necessarily for little kids.
 
Hold your breath or not. It does not change the fact that there is never an excuse for using a stun gun on a ten year old child. Period.

Oh dont worry...I understand you COMPLETELY...MC
 
Oh dont worry...I understand you COMPLETELY...MC

I don't think you do but I also don't really care about the thoughts of one who believes using a stun gun on a child is an appropriate action either. :shrug:
 
Yes of course Canadian kids can be very immature POS's but I was and still am suprised he was in daycare. Is that actually common in the US. I truely thought when kids reached school age they stopped going to daycare

It depends...in some areas there are laws about how long children can go unsupervised. And from the sound of the 10 year olds behavior...would you wnat THAT 10 year old alone and unsupervised in your neghborhood?
 
martinsville is a backward place. home of the kkk and proud of it.

liblady- The 'home' of the KKK is in Pulaski, Tennessee. This incident with the two cops is in Martinsville, IN.

What are you talking about?
 
Presumably because it requires both his parents to be at work so as to provide for their child in Obama's America?

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I guess there's two threads on this topic?

This 10 yo was hit with a 'Stun Gun' not a 'Taser'. Actually this article has both Stun and Taser for what was used to subdue this kid?

A Taser is the yellow marked gun that shoots out two electrical prongs which are connected to two electrical wires. But this isn't what the kid was shot with, he was tapped with a 'Stun Gun'. The media doesn't even know the damn difference between the two weapons! Jesus! This is not even news worthy.

The reason why cops use Stun Guns on unruly kids is because when they usually try to subdue them the officers end up leaving bruises on their arms from the kids struggling and resisting so much. A stun gun doesn't leave a bruise. I bet that little rug rat complies with the day care next time. :)

Regardless. The police have ZERO business using stun guns, tazers, or excessive force on children.

Both of those cops need to be fired.
 
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