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In reply to the discussion: NM cop tasers 10 year old for refusing to help clean his patrol car [View all]quinnox
(20,600 posts)62. oh boy, I can't help then if you see no difference between how kids are treated vs
how adults are treated.
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Okay, cue the badge sniffers telling us it's only a select few bad apples
Nanjing to Seoul
Jun 2013
#10
It should be noted this is from 7 months ago. Current info would have been better. nt
DRoseDARs
Jun 2013
#12
Accident? Pointed it at him after making a threat? Fire his ass and SUE EVERYBODY!
freshwest
Jun 2013
#15
Exactly, notice the chess set in front of him, clearly he's one of those troublemakers
Fumesucker
Jun 2013
#30
Quinnox doesn't care about context, his first post here said "look at the kid"
CreekDog
Jun 2013
#120
No, you are just wrong. The cop attacked the kid for no good reason. Period.
Comrade Grumpy
Jun 2013
#102
...actually using the taser... he should serve time or at least lose his badge. nt
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2013
#127
Yes, I realized he used it, but my point was that even pointing it at the kid was over the edge.
Gormy Cuss
Jun 2013
#130
No, they don't matter. Some people really do need to stay away from children. nt
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2013
#126
with the question authority/future terrorist tendency this kid exhibited... OMG we need to nip this
Agony
Jun 2013
#37
Adults nowadays with this attitude toward children that would have elementary school children tazed
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2013
#128
There are always kids who act out. But this officer went beyond the pale and that
think
Jun 2013
#48
Would you consider yourself obnoxious if you said you didn't want to clean my car?
Thor_MN
Jun 2013
#58
no, but I'm not a ten year old boy being disrespectful to a policeman in front of a class
quinnox
Jun 2013
#59
How? There is no law that requires school children to swamp out patrol vehicles.
Thor_MN
Jun 2013
#60
oh boy, I can't help then if you see no difference between how kids are treated vs
quinnox
Jun 2013
#62
Get over yourself, it's not nuance. You said "look at the picture, the kid looks like..."
CreekDog
Jun 2013
#122
Well, in that case, he might not be responsible, according to some posters. Time after
bike man
Jun 2013
#73
I assume you are being sarcastic, right? Even if you are I think it is in poor
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#55
What is the precise relevance of a child you believe to be "one likely to mouth off and be obnoxious
LanternWaste
Jun 2013
#125
Well, this incident should straighten out his little attitude problem, amirite?
Starry Messenger
Jun 2013
#129
Gun safety is not to aim guns or pull out your gun unless you intend to use it.
vinny9698
Jun 2013
#56
This story is from October 2012. I remember it from when it was posted here back then.
scarletwoman
Jun 2013
#50
I hope to hell they sue the shit out of that police department. Three day supsension, indeed...
hlthe2b
Jun 2013
#51
Well, he'll be retired by 11 after the lawsuit, so that's some consolation I guess.
cbdo2007
Jun 2013
#117
Piggy will most likely keep his job and bloated salary/vacation time/pension.
Dawson Leery
Jun 2013
#123