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Originally Posted by christiangirl
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?"
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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
But there's clearly a reason why they have them - because whatever they were doing before tasers probably wasn't enough.
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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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