Monday night some high school kid ran onto the field during a Phillies game and after being chased around a little ended up being tasered by a police officer. I guess he even called his dad before running on the field asking him for permission. Dad said he didn't think that was a good idea (GOOD PARENTING!) but the kid ran out there anyway. ESPN had the story, along with a poll asking if you thought the use of a taser was excessive in taking down the kid. I voted "No". What surprised me was that the majority of the world agreed with me. "Pro-taser" got 60% of the votes! (out of almost 180,000 votes when I checked.)
This restores my faith in 60% of the world. I hate it when people run on the field during ball games. It stops the momentum of the game itself, and most of the time the TV cameras turn away so you don't get to see the knuckleheads get tackled. There have been a few games I've watched where Bert and Dick have to announce "Well, now a White Sox fan is running onto the field" and all the viewer sees at home is the pitcher looking on impatiently. 1) They should always stun people that run onto the field. 2) The cameras should show it. Show the viewers at home that if you do something that stupid, you'll get punished.
I hope that most of those people that voted "pro-taser" actually agree with me for the same reason, i.e., punishing stupid acts vs. "huh-huh, tasers are cool!" Hmm. Now I'm beginning to suspect that some of those votes were just from people who liked "The Hangover".
Follow-up: I just read that another fan ran onto the field in Philly during the Tuesday game, but this time they didn't use the stun gun. If I'm ever in charge of ballpark security, I'm buying a catapult. My policemen will catch you, stun you, we'll load you up, and then we'll launch you over the right-field wall. Stay off the field, stupid people!
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