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    Image of bagellord bagellord
    10:52 PM

    In reply to Cop Tasers and Arrests a 10-Year Old Girl For Throwing a Fit
    This did happen in Arkansas...

    Only joking. Seriously, wtf were either or them thinking, if anything at all?
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    Image of madog madog
    10:02 PM

    In reply to Cop Tasers and Arrests a 10-Year Old Girl For Throwing a Fit
    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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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    09:46 PM

    In reply to Cop Tasers and Arrests a 10-Year Old Girl For Throwing a Fit
    He should have tasered (tased?) the mother for calling the police instead of disciplining her child her goddamn self.
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    Image of Eugenia Eugenia
    09:24 PM

    In reply to Cop Tasers and Arrests a 10-Year Old Girl For Throwing a Fit
    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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    Edited by Eugenia at 11/20/09 9:26 PM Eugenia was starred Eugenia was unstarred
    Image of Poop Cooper Poop Cooper
    09:49 PM

    @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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    Image of dragon:ONE dragon:ONE
    09:22 PM

    In reply to Cop Tasers and Arrests a 10-Year Old Girl For Throwing a Fit
    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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    Edited by dragon:ONE at 11/20/09 9:23 PM dragon:ONE was starred dragon:ONE was unstarred
    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    09:43 PM

    @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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    Image of omgwtflolbbqbye omgwtflolbbqbye
    09:14 PM

    In reply to Cop Tasers and Arrests a 10-Year Old Girl For Throwing a Fit
    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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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    09:14 PM

    In reply to Cop Tasers and Arrests a 10-Year Old Girl For Throwing a Fit
    This is the dumb mother's fault
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    Image of krownd krownd
    09:30 PM

    @Mikestan: she needs to get tased.
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    09:39 PM

    @krownd: I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    09:09 PM

    In reply to Cop Tasers and Arrests a 10-Year Old Girl For Throwing a Fit
    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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    Image of bonedog73 bonedog73
    11/03/09

    In reply to Grenade Launcher Taser Can Hit People 197 Feet Away
    This will come in handy against those unruly college students. #taser
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    Image of bonedog73 bonedog73
    11/03/09

    @bonedog73: Don't snipe me bro! #taser
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/02/09

    In reply to Grenade Launcher Taser Can Hit People 197 Feet Away
    "Whatever. I bet the target would prefer this to a bullet round."

    That really is the point of tasers - a [usually] non-lethal alternative to the generally lethal bullet. The problems with tasers occur when various law enforcement officers decide that tasers are an alternative to a stern talking-to, or an arm-bar hold. #taser
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    11/02/09

    @Canoehead: You mean an alternative to cowardice. The UK cops make our police force look like sissies. #taser
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/02/09

    @FrankenPC: They also don't usually have to live with the fear of being shot like cops in the US do. It also appears that the UK cops are quite handy with their truncheons, even the medics like to get in on that action.
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    11/02/09

    @Nathan Obbards: That's true. A vision of the keystone cops all waving their billy clubs just popped into my head. Oh, and in the UK, criminals have guns. #taser
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/02/09

    @FrankenPC: Some may, but you don't have to worry about everyone having a gun like here in the US.

    Some statistics for comparison.

    In 2008, there were 455 injured or killed in gun related crimes in the UK, equivalent to 1 per every 133,942 people in the UK. In 2008 in the US, there were 303,880 firearm incidents, or 1 per every 1,000 people in the US.

    Sources: [www.homeoffice.gov.uk]
    [www.ojp.gov] #taser
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/02/09

    @Nathan Obbards: How about knifings and other forms of attack? #taser
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/02/09

    @Canoehead: No reliable US statistics, else I'd show them. Then again, the UK statistics aren't reliable either as there is a disparity of 120k between two different studies. #taser
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    Image of BazookaJoe BazookaJoe
    11/02/09

    In reply to Grenade Launcher Taser Can Hit People 197 Feet Away
    Great! I just love tech designed to KICK A$$HOLES ASSES!

    Go Police! Tase those delinquent mo'fo's!

    To all the crying pussy bleeding hearts, if you don't want to get shot DON'T PISS OFF THE POLICE YOU STUPID TWAT. #taser
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    Image of Interstella5555 Interstella5555
    11/02/09

    @BazookaJoe: Hey Joe, in a lot of places not being white or expressing freedom of speech is enough to piss off police. I'll work on changing my skin color, any other helpful suggestions? #taser
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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/02/09

    @Interstella5555: Ever heard of a self-fulfilling prophecy? #taser
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    Image of InsertBullets InsertBullets
    11/02/09

    In reply to Grenade Launcher Taser Can Hit People 197 Feet Away
    Since Tasers are getting a bad rap lately, how about a gun that just shoots the nine volt battery or what ever they use at the target. See how long it takes for them to start wanting the tasers back. #taser
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    11/02/09

    In reply to Grenade Launcher Taser Can Hit People 197 Feet Away
    Well, you know, lots of everyday objects could be lethal if used the wrong way...
    They should just call them "less lethal" weapons.
    And specially, they should be TREATED like that too. #taser
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    Image of SplotchEleven SplotchEleven
    11/02/09

    In reply to Grenade Launcher Taser Can Hit People 197 Feet Away
    We don't call these things "non-lethal" we call them less than lethal because there's always that chance. But I tell you what, it's a hell of a lot nicer option than a 5.56
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    Crashproof promoted this comment Edited by SplotchEleven at 11/02/09 12:12 PM SplotchEleven was starred SplotchEleven was unstarred
    Image of Crashproof Crashproof
    11/02/09

    @SplotchEleven: I was going to say, I'd rather be hit with a tazer launched from a grenade launcher than, you know, an actual grenade. #taser
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    Image of jurrasix jurrasix
    11/02/09

    In reply to Grenade Launcher Taser Can Hit People 197 Feet Away
    So how do I get this as a perk in Call of Duty? I would much prefer stunning virtual terrorist then actually have to use lethal force.

    But in real life, this is way better than a grenade. #taser
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/02/09

    @jurrasix: I don't think that CoD allows you to waterboard the terrorists for information, so what would be the point of stunning them? Just double-tap and move on, just like in reality.

    I was thinking this would be good for stopping unwilling (yes, it does happen) would-be suicide bombers from a safe distance, but then if the bomb has electrical det caps.... #taser
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    Image of jurrasix jurrasix
    11/02/09

    @Canoehead: no but it does let you, how do I put this delicately, slaughter an airport of unarmed civilians in a terrorist role.

    And in that case I think I'd rather see this gun fire the grenade to stop those guys rather than the less-than lethal variant. #taser
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/02/09

    @jurrasix: Problem is, it's really a one-shot deal, and since most of your squad mates (in SP mode) are low-functioning retards, you're gonna get waxed by the non-tased tangos. #taser
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