Well, the Cop wasn't expecting to be attacked. The kid caused severe damage to the cops nose. I wouldn't have tasered her, but she attacked her. I have never seen anyone, Special Ed or not, attack a POLICE OFFICER. That is crossing the line. The Taser will not kill her, it just puts them down.
You people obviously don't really know what a Taser is or does.
1st - as part of the training a police officer is tased before the are certified to carry one. If you bring fist, they bring taser, if you bring knife, they bring gun. That is part of their training too.
2nd - I took in my 5 year old grandson who had already been diagnosed w/ bipolar disorder & ADHD. It's very hard to treat one because it interacts with the other. I saw him push over a dresser filled with books and clothes the first night we had him and thought to myself "What am I getting into?" I started seeing a therapist just to learn how to control his violent outburst . He actually broke my nose when he threw his head back. It took me almost 30 minutes just to get my arms and legs around him to hold him down. This is at 5. At that time he was a little over 3 ft and weighed 48lbs. Skinny, skinny, skinny. Can you imagine trying to take down a kid on PCP? Thats the kind of strength they have. I had no idea until it happened to me. And guess what I used to be a COP.
3rd and lastly - most police officers are not out there to hurt, but to HELP. They are human, not machines, and the crap they put up with day in and day out would have you puking on your shoes within a week. So don't anyone dare judge. She told her Mom she didn't mean to hit her, but that didn't stop her from swinging away or knowing that it was wrong. By 11rs old her teachers, therapist and mother ought to have been able to teach her to control that. If they are doing their jobs. My grandson is now 10 years old and while he still has his moments, he has been able to focus his anger elsewhere. Time for someone to step up people.
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