Teen fan tasered by Phillies security after running onto field

[Gadawg73]

While some question the use of force on a teen who ran on to the field as a lark, plenty of players, baseball officials and security officers say it's difficult to make that determination in the moment. Recalling the stabbing of tennis star Monica Seles in 1993, and the beating of Royals first base coach Tom Gamboa in 2002, they stressed the need to feel safe on the field.

"You've got to do whatever you think is necessary to stop some of these fans," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "It's a wacko fan. I'm all for it."

...darker side to fans getting in on the action, particularly in the last 20 years or so. Gamboa was mugged by two fans at a Royals-White Sox game in Chicago. The Houston Astros had to rush to the aid of outfielder Bill Spiers when he was attacked by a fan in Milwaukee in 1999 and the NBA's Indiana Pacers brawled with Pistons fans in Detroit in 2004.

The police got no arguments from most players and coaches. Only applause. "When I first saw it, it seemed a little over the top and unnecessary for someone who wasn't causing trouble," Anderson said. "But then when you think about it, if you let that go, what are you going to let go in the future?"

Most in baseball approve Tasering of fan who ran onto field - MLB - CBSSports.com Baseball

Most of the south were for segregation in 1970.
The majority does not rule in America. Something about the Bill of Rights and the Constitution.
Tasers are weapons. A disciplined enforcement official never uses them unless threatened first.

 

[Gadawg73]

I own a detective agency and have been licensed since 1982.
The officer that tased the fan should be fired on the spot. The fan that was tased should be charged with criminal trespassing and convicted. The officer that tased the fan should pay all medical bills of the fan, pain and suffering and punitive damages. The fan posed no threat to the officer.
An outrageous act.

Maybe you should have done surveillance on him for two innings to see of he didn't have a gun detective. The cop had to make that decission and he made the right one.

At least this kid was smart, the guy who did it the next night had a bag of weed in his pocket and is facing drug charges

A taser is a weapon. A disciplined police officer never uses his weapon unless he is threatened with force.
Law enforcement consider the term "cop" as offensive.