Fan tasered at Phillies game

[BT]

<!--quoteo(post=94732:date=May 4 2010, 04:03 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ May 4 2010, 04:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=94728:date=May 4 2010, 03:59 PM:name=BT)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BT @ May 4 2010, 03:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=94721:date=May 4 2010, 03:54 PM:name=KBwsb)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KBwsb @ May 4 2010, 03:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Even if we forget the concept of "deterrence;" doesn't law enforcement need to be taken seriously for society to function.
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Of course law enforcement has to be taken seriously, but again, are you going to leave it up to each individual officer to determine what establishes "credibility"? How should our border patrol act in order to be taken seriously? I'm betting Rush Limbaugh and Tom Tancredo have a much different idea as to what needs to be done than Luis Gutierrez or other Hispanic lawmakers.
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OK, I'll agree with that.
But doesn't the very fact that the cop was <i>carrying</i> a taser gun seem to indicate that it had been deemed by higher-ups as a satisfactory stopping device for this activity?
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I would assume security has MANY other responsibilities, besides chasing down fans on the field.