Fan Tasered. What do you think?

[Linus]

PHILADELPHIA: Illegal

Philadelphia City Ordinance. Statute 10-825 Stun Guns. (1) Definitions. (a) Stun Gun. Any device which expels or projects a projectile which, upon coming in contact with a person, is capable of inflicting injury or an electric shock to such person. (2) Prohibited conduct. No person shall own, use, possess, sell or otherwise transfer any "stun gun." (3) Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be subject to a fine or not more than three hundred (300) dollars and /or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90 days.)


Source: http://rkdefense.com/laws.php

Off-duty or not, it's illegal.


Now, the ethics of it... part of me can understand it. The amount of alcohol and other "stuff" that goes on, as well as some of the over zealousness of some fans towards or against sports figures could warrant it. There is another part that wonders how much of a threat he really was and whether it was just frustration on the part of the security guards.



The question that is appropriate is how well trained was the individual in the use of the taser. If trained well, they have saved lives on both sides of the taser. Unfortunately, I have doubts as to how well some are trained. There have been a few too many cases where the use of tasers (stun guns) have resulted in deaths of individuals (some were due to improper training, others due to the health of the individual in question).