Colorado police pepper-spray misbehaving boy, 8

[Desi Chef]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_child_pepper_sprayed

There wasn't a big enough cop to take him by the hair and spank him?. Was there a need for the pepper-spray to be used. Kid is only 8 years old.

 

[Artman]

When asked about the pepper spray and what he did, Aidan said: "I kind of deserved it."

The kid wasn't just being mouthy, he was violent and completely out of control. Pepper spray doesn't do long-term damage, he'll be fine and maybe next time he'll think twice before he behaves like that at school.

 

[Enjoy Life]

Wonder if the parents are gonna sue for child abuse and/or police brutality. :roll:

(It IS the USA after all...)

 

[lovejuice]

This kid is on his way to being severely medicated for years to come.

Moms really overweight and the kid looks pudgy.

I'm betting he scarfing looks of sugar and his system isn't reacting well.

 

[Stroker Ace]

From the article:

The officers found him with a foot-long piece of wood trim with a knife-like point in one hand and a cardboard box in the other.
"Come get me, f-----," he said.

The f----s came and got him with pepper spray. If I'm a cop and don't feel like risking getting stabbed by some POS 8 yr old with a sharp stick, then I'll use whatever I have that puts me and others at the least risk.

1. Gun....probably overKILL.
2. Nightstick...get's me too close, I have a date night with the wife tonight and my son's baseball game tomorrow. A bit risky.
3. Cuffs...gets me too close again....
4. Taser...if he had one...might work.
5. Pepper spray...non lethal, keeps me at a distance, least chance for permanent damage to the kid with the sharp stick.

I'd personally have gone with a Taser had it been available. Less chance of the pepper spray getting in my own eyes.

Read the article, this kid was displaying very dangerous behavior. If I'm the cop, I'm not going to endanger myself and others by thinking that he's just acting out and is actually a "nice child that wouldn't hurt a fly". Cops have to assume the worst and protect themselves and the public that isn't acting like a maniac. And before you say that it's their job and they are getting paid for it...and that they knew what they were getting into when the took the job. I'm sure they did know and should be praised for doing the job even knowing that its dangerous and that they won't be appreciated for it.

 

[nodumgys]

Hey Tyrell where the hell have you been.

[video=youtube;mXmd1rjofDM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXmd1rjofDM[/video]

 

[WhiteStoner History Month]

Give the kid another year or two and this will happen to him.

[video=youtube;isfn4OxCPQs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfn4OxCPQs[/video]

 

[David V]

Two things:

I can't believe the mom knew he acted this way (and did nothing about it)

and

I can't believe he's on fricken tv over it. Now MORE kids will do this.......

As for a cop spanking him, yeah, ok, that'd go over well.....cop would be arrested, charged and thrown in jail for child abuse. Hell, a kid's PARENT can't even strike him.......(see the arrest last year of a US visitor arrested for swatting his kid in the ass a couple of years ago).

 

[CUTE GUY]

The usual media needs to fill in the air time slots. I doubt more kids will do that, Do you think they want to be pepper sprayed?.

 

[Shasiti]

No, but the resulting lawsuit and settlement might make them think about it.....if someone can sue McD's because their food is...ahem...fattening...then they will sue about anything....