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Old 08-03-2012, 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by christiangirl View Post
Why hasn't a PD rep released a statement saying "X amount of personnel were present at the station and can attest that did not happen?"
The SLPD is unlikely to release any statement describing what happened or making any judgments about it until after an investigation is done.

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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06 View Post
But there's clearly a reason why they have them - because whatever they were doing before tasers probably wasn't enough.
That doesn't really follow. Sometimes what they were doing before wasn't enough, but sometimes it was. And sometimes it was too much -- tasers provide a less dangerous alternative to using a gun or baton to subdue someone.

The question is whether it is ever appropriate to use a taser on a 12-year-old, and if it is, when is it. I tend to agree with cg that it's only appropriate if necessary to prevent the child from harming him- or herself or others, and then only when less drastic means won't work and when there has been a clear warning.
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