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Azura

Can you picture yourself at the age of 14? With a huge man with an intimidating face asking you questions. I wouldn't care if it was a cop or not I would be ****en scared of this big dude who is trained to subdue or even kill people is talking to me. Who wouldn't run from that? His face may not be intimidating but the uniform and his gitup itself causes you to be paranoid.

Now this is what confuses me abit. Did he tell her to stop and then wait abit then unholster his Taser? or did it at the same time. Because if someone told me to stop and pulled out a weapon I would be running my *** off. Though what I'm trying to say though all of this is that he used unnecessary force. I'm not sure why I could say that sooner..

Veron

i bet thats one of your fantasys

Greed

Did anyone else think "HEAD SHOT" when they read this?

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Claudezero

this would probably went thru the police officers mind.

police NEVER use guns unless threatened with another weapon or a verbal insult with a shake of a fist.
when you run, use of a taser is Allowed. though mean as it may be. its allowed.

people complain about it. no big deal. its part of the wussifacation of america. the unknown plot.

Krivik

It was a police officer wearing a police officers uniform, not some kidnapping rapist wearing a ronald mcdonald costume.

She is 14 years old, not 8. She's not that LITTLE and I'm sure she's seen much more intimidating things than a cop.

At 14 years of age I'd have KNOWN not to run from a police officer, that running only makes shit worse (You even see it on TV for **** sakes) and that it's pointless to run either way because he'll end up catching you eventually. I wouldn't have done such a thing especially infront of a Police Station.

I don't condone the officers methods in dealing with the situation, but from the way I see it, it's not his fault.

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Claudezero

exactly! from the whole point. its not his fault. and if this goes to court and the officer loses. i will be dissapointed.

silence086

no, she is 14 and about to get in trouble with cops, after alrdy being upset, there is no doubt she was scared, running made sense (even at 18 i would be scared, but not run, but im not everyone). im sure tons of ppl run from the cops everyday and they dont get tased or shot in the head. he seriously cant just catch a 14 year old? there are so many more ways to deal with catching someone im sure. she's not a grown man u dont just tase a kid like that.

but im not completely blaming it on him, of course she is at fault also. but once again its a scary situation and thats human nature. different ppl react in different ways. i hope punishments arent too bad for either of them though.

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Krivik

I don't think he PURPOSELY tased her on the head. He was probably aiming elsewhere and it somehow got lodged there.

He warned her about the taser too, apparently, but she decided to keep going even after the warning.

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Claudezero

from this. surprisingly i remembered this.

if you want to act like an adult, you can receive the penalties like the adults.

i dont know why. but i remembered that. from reading this.

silence086

well i wouldnt doubt that he was aiming for her head, because one thing i have learned from the forensic science/law enforcement classes i have taken is that cops dont "aim for ur legs or arms" to try and weaken u, when they shoot, they shoot to kill, always. now this isnt a gun, its a taser yes, but i wouldnt doubt his aim, doesnt matter anyway.

he pulled out a tase gun and she got scared and kept running according to the article, natural reaction. she should have stopped and heeded the warning yes, but not everyone reacts correctly in all situations, especially when scared of getting shot. i just dont think it should have ever come down to using the taser. there has to be better ways to deal with someone running. ppl run from the cops prolly more than anything else they deal with.

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