wouldn't be surprised if that cigar was laced with embalming fluid, either.
But a six year old? unless that six year old is holding the glass to his throat, you can grab him. or you can just sit there and WAIT. One reason parents do abuse difficult children is because of power struggles, or the belief they have to do something, instead of nothing at all, sometimes. and I learned this the hard way with my own difficult child. Just WAIT.
I guess we should be glad the officer exhibited restraint and tasered the child instead of shooting him. That's what some of them do with crazed suicidal adults holding knives.
Mrs VS
Yeah, you're right, they could have waited.
The article did say the the child had cut himself and was bleeding. So, sooner or later, he would lose enough blood to pass out! Problem solved!