OCTOBER 30--A New Mexico cop shot a 10-year-old student in the chest with a 50,000-volt taser gun during a “career day” visit to the boy’s school, an accident that resulted in the officer’s brief suspension and recently triggered a civil lawsuit, records show.
The child was hit with the taser probes during a demonstration earlier this year at Tularosa Elementary School, where Officer Christopher Webb spoke to groups of students in the school playground about gun and taser safety.
While Webb claimed the taser “accidentally discharged,” the victim’s lawyers charge that the cop was recklessly joking around with students when the boy was struck with two electrified barbs.
Webb reportedly asked a group of students who would like to clean his patrol unit. While a group of boys said they would, the victim--identified as “R.D.” by his lawyers--“jokingly said that he did not want to clean the patrol unit,”
In response, Webb allegedly pointed his taser at the boy and said, “Let me show you what happens to people who do not listen to the police.” The 44-year-old cop then fired his Taser X26 model.
So...what do you think? What should happen now?
Posted by CashCowMoo on :
No brainer. He should be fired, and then prosecuted the same way as a civlian. Assault with a deadly weapon. Is it REALLY deadly? It can be, if I did that to a cop I would be charged with it because they would bend the rules and say...well it COULD be deadly because the cop might have a heart condition.
Well, this is a 10 year old kid. Just his attitude of pointing it at a kid and saying this is what happens when you dont listen to the police. This guy is sick in the head.
I did see a funny comment on that page. A poster said.."No really, this IS what happens when you do not listen to the police".