Fan Tasered. What do you think?

apretty · 05-05-2010, 10:38 AM

revision: i'm pretty sure that ez attends games in *hopes* of a tasering.

i can't wait for babies, to see ez at little league with a taser.

Sabine Gallais · 05-05-2010, 10:49 AM

I think it's a wee bit disingenuous to make assumptions that cops are running around tasering folks for fun or without any merit whatsoever. It's hard for me to side with folks deliberately causing trouble. Heck, I walk around all day without getting tasered. I've even been to professional sporting events without finding trouble. Imagine?

NJFemmie · 05-05-2010, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Sabine Gallais

I think it's a wee bit disingenuous to make assumptions that cops are running around tasering folks for fun or without any merit whatsoever. It's hard for me to side with folks deliberately causing trouble. Heck, I walk around all day without getting tasered. I've even been to professional sporting events without finding trouble. Imagine?

Agreed.

Hell - It's been at least .. three months since I've been last tasered for no reason. It doesn't happen ALL the time.

Sidenote:
When you're paying $90 a ticket for not even a half way decent seat, I personally don't want some asshat running around breaking the momentum of the game. I am not there to see some drunken idiot running around - I'm there to see a game.

And a good point was made - how do you know it's not some whackadoo trying to take out one of the players?

If you're stupid enough to take your chances by running out on a field - expect that you will be removed one way or another.

betenoire · 05-05-2010, 11:01 AM

Wait, he was an OFF DUTY cop? What the fuck was he doing just carrying his taser around with him? Did he have his gun and his billy club, too?

I don't know much about cops (because I don't trust them, so I like to pretend they don't exist), so I don't know if they are allowed/encouraged to carry that shit around them when they are off the clock - but it strikes me as inappropriate. Especially to a freaking sporting event.

Diva · 05-05-2010, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by betenoire

Wait, he was an OFF DUTY cop? What the fuck was he doing just carrying his taser around with him? Did he have his gun and his billy club, too?

I don't know much about cops (because I don't trust them, so I like to pretend they don't exist), so I don't know if they are allowed/encouraged to carry that shit around them when they are off the clock - but it strikes me as inappropriate. Especially to a freaking sporting event.

Sometimes, off~duty cops work a gig like that for extra buckage.

NJFemmie · 05-05-2010, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by betenoire

Wait, he was an OFF DUTY cop? What the fuck was he doing just carrying his taser around with him? Did he have his gun and his billy club, too?

I don't know much about cops (because I don't trust them, so I like to pretend they don't exist), so I don't know if they are allowed/encouraged to carry that shit around them when they are off the clock - but it strikes me as inappropriate. Especially to a freaking sporting event.

I have a lot of law enforcement in my family.
Off duty cops are allowed to carry weapons, and yes, some do take extra jobs (usually security-type) for some extra buckage.

dreadgeek · 05-05-2010, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by betenoire

Wait, he was an OFF DUTY cop? What the fuck was he doing just carrying his taser around with him? Did he have his gun and his billy club, too?

I don't know much about cops (because I don't trust them, so I like to pretend they don't exist), so I don't know if they are allowed/encouraged to carry that shit around them when they are off the clock - but it strikes me as inappropriate. Especially to a freaking sporting event.

I know that in California and Oregon off-duty police are allowed to carry their weapons.

Cheers
Aj

Andrew, Jr. · 05-05-2010, 11:26 AM

In Maryland, the off duty cops carry their weapons with them as well.

Corkey · 05-05-2010, 12:44 PM

Frankly it is a misuse of use of force. The kid may have run around for a bit, but the cop should not have used the taser. Wait him out or run after him and tackle him, or get some back up and catch him, but taser, nope uncalled for.

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05-05-2010, 10:49 AM	#2
Sabine Gallais Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Adeodatus Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New York Posts: 43 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6 Thanked 59 Times in 23 Posts Rep Power: 7871	I think it's a wee bit disingenuous to make assumptions that cops are running around tasering folks for fun or without any merit whatsoever. It's hard for me to side with folks deliberately causing trouble. Heck, I walk around all day without getting tasered. I've even been to professional sporting events without finding trouble. Imagine? __________________ Meallan muilte Dé go mall ach meallan siad go mion.

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