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Originally Posted by DrPhil
Still under the age of 18 which is why this is about age range as much as exact age.
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Different folks develop so differently that even 18 is a pretty arbitrary number when you get right down to it. How many restrictions do you want to place on officers in the field? Can you get them to go through umpteen mental checklists before deploying their taser while some hysterical little person is bullrushing them for attempting to make a lawful arrest? Especially when other adults are interfering? I don't really think so.
Step back and look at the whole situation instead of individual little factors. Was the officer outnumbered at least 3:1? Was it bad enough that he placed three people in custody? Did he reasonably fear for himself if he had lost control of the situation? So far, the St. Louis P.D. has said the actions taken were appropriate.