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Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
11/21/09

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As a parent of an ADHD child, I understand the frustration. I don't condone the tasing, but I understand the frustration.
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EpiphyteCorp.
11/21/09

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I'm not shocked

.... get it?................ anyone?...
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Redrum4breakfast
11/21/09

@EpiphyteCorp.: Uh, I don't get it. I'm pretty buzzed...
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Gary_7vn
11/21/09

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The cops are busy boys these days, very busy boys. Wha'cha gonna do when they come for you?
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Coolmodo
11/21/09

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How low are the requirements for becoming a cop in the USA?

Austrian cops don't carry tasers, but I doubt we would be hearing cases like this over and over again if they did.

It's almost like any person who is unemployed can become a cop in the States?
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DocSeuss
11/21/09

@Coolmodo: There was a story a year or so ago about some guy who sued his local police department after they failed him for scoring too high on all their proficiency tests. Something about being too smart to be a cop.
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B-low
11/21/09

@Coolmodo: Please have a laugh. [www.ananova.com]
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Gary_7vn
11/21/09

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I guess he forgot his L-Rad at teh donut shoppe. He had no choice but to use the taser. He is an asshole, but the mom is just as bad. This will probably destroy the relationship more.

Amazing what you do with a little electricity.
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Xagest
11/21/09

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In my dad's generation, you make a noise and you get thrown over someone's lap and belted.

Then that became a no-no and corporal punishment was a sign of bad parenting.

Now, in this generation, you get tazed.

I think I dodged one hell of a bullet when I was growing up.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/21/09

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Cops need to get some kevlar cups to protect their jewels..
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ppark
11/21/09

@Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Wow I'm a little disappointed. For being a star commenter, that's all you got from this story? Anyways traffic cops should be the ones getting kicked in the balls for "fishing" for tickets on one street every day.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/21/09

@ppark: Were you expecting me to say the cop should have been fired or himself tasered? Considering how many other people had already expressed similar sentiments there wasn't much point in me parroting them. It was obviously excessive however I'm fairly certain it was the kick in the nuts that escalated it to the level it reached. With all the protective gear police officers have you would think they'd have enough sense to shield their junk from random (or intended) kicks.

If nothing else then hopefully this incident will serve as a valuable lesson to other members of the law enforcement community. It only takes a split second for a situation to get out of control and a bad decision to make it even worse.

And as far as you criticizing my comment, let's take a look at yours, shall we...

"Anyways traffic cops should be the ones getting kicked in the balls for "fishing" for tickets on one street every day"

Really? These people should be kicked for doing their job? How about if we come to your place of work and kick you in the balls while you're on the clock? Do you think traffic officers have any say in how many tickets they are expected to write on a daily basis? Even if it's a case of them trying to meet a ticket quota, it's not their call. They have they're bosses and are told what to do just like you and me.
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bagellord
11/20/09

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This did happen in Arkansas...

Only joking. Seriously, wtf were either or them thinking, if anything at all?
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madog
11/20/09

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I chose not to think too much about things like this. It's easier once you realize how fucking stupid many people are.

In my head the article read something like this (forgive my tone): Dumb bitch does stupid shit. Typical dumbass cop gets involved, does something retarded. The world seems a much shittier place.
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Benguin
11/20/09

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He should have tasered (tased?) the mother for calling the police instead of disciplining her child her goddamn self.
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Eugenia
11/20/09

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The mother should have never called the cops about this. Throwing a fit occasionally is all natural among most children. If it was happening too often, then a doctor was needed, not a policeman.

EDIT: I now read on the linked article that the girl "has emotional problems". This really feels like a doctors territory, not a cops one.
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Poop Cooper
11/20/09

@Eugenia: How would a doctor help? They don't even have tasers!

All shtick aside, my question is why was an officer allowed to walk into a domestic disturbance alone? Isn't this why officers typically work in pairs - because even seemingly benign situations can so quickly get out of hand?
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dragon:ONE
11/20/09

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Tasing a 10 year old girl who didn't know better?

Go sodomize yourself with the retractable baton on your belt. Or even better, attach the camera and then try the taser - I hear it's shocking to use rectally.
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Duckspwn
11/20/09

@dragon:ONE: A 10 year does know better. She got what she deserved. A 5 year old could figure out that kicking a man with guns in the balls isn't exactly a good investment in his/her future.
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omgwtflolbbqbye
11/20/09

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I agree with the department's reason for suspending him.

Because of his failure to equip the proper video recording device, the internet was robbed of an instant Youtube classic and internet meme.
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Mikestan
11/20/09

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This is the dumb mother's fault
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krownd
11/20/09

@Mikestan: she needs to get tased.
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Mikestan
11/20/09

@krownd: I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
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Demonbird
11/20/09

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I don't know. I've seen some young girls go absolutely bonkers, some incidents ending in stitches or puncture wound treatments.
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