Upsy Daisy Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I can't think of anything I could say in polite company which would cover my feelings about this. Please tell my I am right to be completely horrified by this incident! http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/wild_..._bath_time_rage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 completely agree with you but I do also feel a little sympathy for the confused police man too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 OMG - cant believe i have just read that has happened - what is this world coming too!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I shall be printing this out and pinning it up next to my son's fishtank as a reminder of what might happen if he doesn't clean it out more regularly. This is one of those stories that you can't actually believe has happened - there are so many things to unpick here. Firstly, that a parent should feel so unable to deal with a seemingly everyday part of family life that she resorts to calling out the police. Secondly, that the policemen felt the need to intervene at all given that no crime had been committed. Thirdly, when the police turn up they are equipped with a taser - I know a tantrum can be pretty brutal, but in what universe is it acceptable to use a taser on an eight year old? I can quite understand why the little girl lashed out at the policeman - she must have been completely bewildered and genuinely scared at what was going to happen next. I hope that the family are being offered ongoing support, and that the policeman will receive some training in what an appropriate response might be in future. Oh, and that maybe he should invest in a cricket box as part of his uniform! Maz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellerkaren Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Oh my what is the world coming to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Well it was America... and reading the comments on the article are just as scary.. many say they agree with it ! I do wonder what preceded it - what caused such a tantrum in a 10 year old over having a shower... and why would any parent call the police to deal with it? Unless that was the threat used if she didn't comply and they followed it through Inge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Personally I think there is either more or less to this than is being reported. I tend not to pay much attention to the sensationalist side of the media as they have a way of whipping people up into a frenzy over nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Personally I think there is either more or less to this than is being reported. I tend not to pay much attention to the sensationalist side of the media as they have a way of whipping people up into a frenzy over nothing. And yet when you hear the recordings of people dialing the emergency services to bring them home from a drunken night out, something like this seems quite possible... Maz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upsy Daisy Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 If it turned out that she was armed with a knife and being aggressive I could perhaps understand it but anything less than that would be no justification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliamch Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I was googling for something a couple of days ago when I came across a parent asking what was safe taser settings so she could use it to punish her 4, 7 & 10 year olds. Yes, it was America but more scarily people were answering, suggesting setting levels and not one seemed to think there was anything wrong with her doing this. I've had a quick search but I can't find it again to link. Karrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alison Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Well it was America... and reading the comments on the article are just as scary.. many say they agree with it ! I do wonder what preceded it - what caused such a tantrum in a 10 year old over having a shower... and why would any parent call the police to deal with it? Unless that was the threat used if she didn't comply and they followed it through Inge totally agree it's like one of those "only in america" stories you read in the paper I also find myself asking lots of questions about why was a male police officer attending to a girl in the bathroom? where was a female officer at a time like this, did I miss something? I can understand bath times can be a trying time in some house holds but why involve the police, surely it would of been better to shut the door and walk away until the child calmed down rather than add more fuel to the fire and bring in the police??? it's unbelievable the way some people try to parent their children Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 According to US news the mother herself is a police officer and the child was "subdued" with a 1 second charge from a taser (not shot) to prevent her from injuring herself while she was being arrested ... not saying I think it's right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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