Arkansas cop uses taser on 10-year-old girl

This is the BEST story ever. You all need to stop crying.
I am just bummed that the video was not on so I will not be able to see my tax dollars at work creating a priceless youtube classic.

only if your a cop protected by blue-on-blue..... otherwise its assault with a deadly weapon......

Can I virtually taser regjoeschmo?

was I attacking your person, or pointing out that you failed to comprehend the article and my comments?? your responses to me have failed to even reply in kind to the words i have typed...way off base in context.... maybe my tone or inflection was misinterpreted... oh right there is none of that on the internet.......

Dude, really? What's with the personal attacks? Obviously, I'm not on the same intellectual level as you, otherwise I too would feel the need to belittle others.

That's a tactic people take when they have NO argument.

lol, well you should maybe attend a basic reading comprehension class as well........

One of my concerns is that the officer used the taser in retaliation which is not cool at all... I never said you were singling out the father, you were merely blaming him for the lack of discipline in the mothers home in which he has no control over......

Again, I'm not singling out the father. I blame the lack of parenting which led to the need to call the police. Why should the cop put himself at risk for a situation that could have been avoided? They take enough risks for legitimate emergency situations everyday. Personally, I would have "tasered" the little sh*t a couple times, especially if she were coming towards my groin. Maybe the police should give the mother a home taser and save the taxpayers money when her parenting skills fail yet again.

I'd love to continue expressing the same point over and over again regjoeschmo, but I've got a Planned Parenthood rally to attend.

again the context of the article itself surpasses you..... can you explain what fault the father has in this when he was not present or involved?? What self respecting cop cannot subdue a 10 yr old without the use of such a weapon??

Again, regardless of the parental situation (single parent or not), you need to be accountable for your children. That's the point. The only point I'm missing is why everyone is bad-mouthing the cop when the parent(s) resorted to calling the police to deal with something that could have been avoided.

when a child is in the custody/care of one parent, how can you blame both?? are you aware of these problems within the majority of single parent homes?? you seem to be missing the point of my words and the context of the article itself......

regjoeschmo--

I don't know about your family, but my parents never had to call the cops for a family dispute. My parents instilled in us a healthy respect for adults, especially one's own parents. We didn't dare to act out like that. I'm not passing judgement on this particular father, rather I'm making a general statement about the lack of accountability parents today seem to have for their children. And yes, a parent IS responsible for the actions of their 10 year old child. We can only hope that once out on their own, they know how to behave in a civil way.

Maybe if parents would do the job of parenting, this wouldn't even be newsworthy. Stop being so quick to pass judgement and take some accountability for your actions (or inaction).

There are so many ways to deal with children, but you have to start early. Children, unless they are organically damaged in some way, do not act this way unless their parents have had ineffective parenting skills throughout the early years of the child's life. So many things influence behavior: television, video games, peers, babysitters, family members, environment.

Now I don't know enough about this case to comment further about the specifics, but I do know the difference between good parenting and bad parenting and the fruits of such.

this has gone way too far..............

I believe that if the gender rolls were reversed, and this was a 10 year old boy acting out exactly as the girl is? The response we'd most likely hear would be, "he deserved it", and "that will teach him to respect his mother". "Boys will be boys". I believe that even if the boy was killed, it would not cause the stir as it is with the girl.

Lets please read the article.. The father was not present for this, yet there has been a lot of people who are defaulting blame on the father... What can he do when he is not there??

If you cannot control your own daughter and you have to call the cops.....

idiot father.

I find it very interesting that the parents are the very ones who called the police. The article says the father was outraged that they used such force on the child. IMHO, the FATHER should have manned up and tried to tackle and pin his little darlin' to get her under control. What kind of parent has to call the police to control their 10 year old child? Maybe she was trying to kill someone or something. I'd like more information.

Guess Dad didn't want to get kicked. Maybe he's already been there.

Come On!..

Another example of why cops should be tased in order to be able to use a taser. If they don't they're either too weak (aka choose a different profession) or they are the ones who are power hungry and we all read about.

Parenting classes might be in order . The kid wants some structure , neither parent seems to know how to do it with any skill or thought . Force does not work with kids - they get big and try to use it back ! The poor cop is not trained (obviously ) for this . Bad feelings all round .

This is what happens when parents fail to spank their young children when appropriate. Lack of firm, loving discipline has obviously led this child to a point of no return. Stop trying to always be your kids' best friend and be a PARENT!

Please put this pig's face here. I looked up online but I couldn't find his mugshot.

if she kicked me in the nuts i would have tased her too

First of all, im not defending this cop, but cops have been looked down upon tooo much and its irritating. Some deserve it and I think the good ones are now wearing the bad guys uniforms.

Details pleaase.. some 10 year olds are already passed puberty and can be stronger or older than they look. This wasnt the first encounter with the cops as reported in the article. He grabbed, her and if she was tugging away she couldve fallen hard on cement or on a curb and then the report would say "officer causes brain damage to 10 year old" Taser is safe.. you can live through it and its a big enough shock for you to not run off or think twice about resisting.. IMO its a lesson this girl shall remember for the rest of her life.

I've said this before in another post. It's going to be much easier to solve these police brutality outbreaks if we start holding commissioners and chiefs of police accountable. If they cant control the men they employ and supervise, then they shouldn't be in charge anymore. Remember, shit always rolls downhill.

Oh Dear Lord...and in my own birth state too. If we would bring back corporal punishment, outlaw high fructose corn syrup and red food dye then we wouldn't have this problem. That and the cop is a wuss.

it is wrong on many levals, i understand. but on the flip side, the girl was being quite a biotch, and may have deserved it.

First everyone, lets remind ourselves that the mother gave the officer permission to tazer the girl. Second, I worked with juvenile delinquents before (boys and girls), you would be suprised to see how much destruction a 10 year old can do.

I agree with the father.

Maybe that will teach her to kick a grown man in the nuts. I would probably use a taser on anyone who kicked me in the jewels old woman, little kid (older than 5) don't they come with a kiddie setting in them?

She should have gouged his eyes after she crushed his nuts; then he couldn't have seen to hit her with the taser. Live and learn.

of course he tased her! Those pesky 10-year-olds! Didn't shoot her with a gun, so what's the problem? Can't we make a commercial already? "Tasers - old ladies, 10-year-old girls....it's the perfect solution! Tase today!"

As far as I'm concerned they are all crazy!! The mother, for calling the cops. And the father, who had a lot say after the fact, but did nothing just the same to subdue his child. This is what happens when parents are afraid of their own children, and the kids smell their fear.....They blame everyone one but themselves for their out of control kids. The policeman should have had the good sense to insist on mental health care professionals to be dispatched. I suppose if he had a gun instead of a taser, this story would have ended differently...

maizein.... try reading the article or even some comments... the child was not on the care of the father when this happened and he is going for custody because of this situation...... I do however agree that this is more of a lack of parenting quality issue as it was the mother who gave the OK for use of a taser....

"If you can't pick the kid up and take her to your car, handcuff her, then I don't think you need to be an officer,"

...and if you can't control your 10 year old kid, then I don't think you can be a father.

it was done in retaliation - which is not the right way to teach a child - especially one with horrible tantrums. teach positive behaviors - or simply leave the house and ignore the child - what was her motive for behavior anyway? If it was for attention then take that away from her - or re-direct her attention elsewhere. Don't cops learn basic psychology?

I have been in plenty of situations where the child is completly out of conrtol and you are left with quite a few choices - physically hold them down, leave the room, distract their attention elsewhere...this takes training, patience and quick thinking - it is not for everybody to know how to do, I understand that - but in reality - any of those outcomes are better than calling the cops and tasing the child.
Removing ones self from the room does not equate to abonding the child? If you can not control yourself then you should leave - Hurting, tasing, seeking retaliation on a child simply because they hurt you is unacceptable. Now, if she had not kicked him in the eggs he probably would not have tased her - but i hate 'what if's'...So, why would you want to teach a child (or anyone for that matter) that it IS okay for you to do something when it is not okay for them, life is confusing enough without your hypocrisy.

i hate cops so much.

A cop with a bad judgment call and lack of morals? NO! never!

He should be tased...in the dick.

He should have used his baton.

Oh, come on you really do not believe that all girls are just sweet little angels? Have you ever seen girls fight?

Really?? What kind of piece of shit "officer" would taser a 10 year old girl when he could have just restrained her and handled it from there.
There is no need to taser a child who acts out, just simply restrain them the proper way.
I mean, come on, 10 year old girls aren't THAT strong.

Its as if they think they can zap their problem away.

Take away there Tasers... Really "MotherForTruth" then all they have is a police baton and gun so he'll end ups shooting a kid instead of a little shock...

I, myself, have seen young kids who are that out of control and believe me, sometimes it's NOT a pretty sight. Some kids this age are well over 100 pounds and as strong as a man when they're in a rage. In this day and age when we're told it's awful to even SPANK our kids, some kids just NEED a good spanking, and maybe it would prevent this sort of thing.

What 10 year old would be so out of control as to kick a grown man in the groin rather than calm down? This is NOT your ordinary 10 year old. The idea that you can just 'pick up a kid and take her to your car' is silly if you've ever really seen a kid THIS out of control. You might take that kid to the patrol car if you tackle her and pin her down..... Or, you could taze her, like her mother said. THAT, I'm sure would calm her right down, for real.

Tasers should be banned and taken away from all police departments....Cops lack the intelligence and self control to use tasers.

A truly unbelievable case... Who is in the right mind here?
The girl is violent and completely out of control.
The girl's mother told the police officer that he could use the electric weapon to subdue the girl.
And police officer did...
The only one sane comment was by the father of the girl.

Wait... According to women shelters, family violence activists, the National Organization for Women, domestic violence counselors, and domestic violence instructors(those who teach all law enforcement, judges, attorneys, lobbyists)... that females at any age, are never violent or out of control. Only males are violent, evil, and at any age. In fact, women shelters forbids male children due to the child being of the "patriarch".

Since our society believes everything these women groups and advocates of our courts and law enforcement say... Well then the police officer, and both parents are simply fabricating the truth. They all must be lieing. As the 10 year old would never ever be like that. Thus the mother was simply encouraging the abuse thus consenting the police officer to use a taser gun.

Wait a minute Ya'll. Let's not be too quick to pass judgement on this cop. You must first realize that the 10 year olds in Arkansas can be HUGE! And man, let me tell you what, they can be rowdy when they're all hopped-up on sugar and red dye.