I have trouble believing this guy stunned ONE of his children for no reason at all. I dont condone him stunning his kid, but there is way more to this story than is being reported.
Why hasnt he stunned the other kids?
He has a problem child thats why.
Stun gun seems more humane than the large stick they used back in the day.
I'm all for giving a child an open-handed smack on their rear end when needed, but using a stun gun is crossing the line.
And maybe, just maybe the kid actually deserved it.
The other children are 7 and 5, which is a major difference from 14. The charges sound good to me, but perhaps a bit light. They could file separate charges for each individual incident. I guess they're going easy on him because of his clear record. It'll be worse if there's a next time...
Stunning News!
Stun gun seems more humane than the large stick they used back in the day.
That is a real shocker and over the line, even as hard as I am.
Either way you look at it, it's a shocking revelation. :)
Back at The Citadel we used to sneak into our buddies rooms when people were napping during the day (when they werent supposed to be,) and we would zapp em with one of these things. It gives you a jolt, obviously, but it doesnt hurt or leave any lasting damage. For this reason, I wouldnt rely on one to keep my wife safe, nor would I throw a fit over somebody getting zapped with one. This guys probably had the typical, low charge stun gun, and is getting chased by liberals on a witch hunt.... I really doubt this thing was a cattle prod.
Hmmm. Charged with battery.
Z-Force Stun Gun 300K Volt
300,000 volts
Uses two 9-volt batteries
According to manufacturer, a charge of 1/4 second will cause the assailant to feel intense pain and muscle contractions, startling most people intensely. A charge of 1 to 2 seconds will often cause the assailant to become dazed and drop to the ground. A charge of over 3 seconds will usually completely disorient and drop an attacker, for at least several minutes and as long as fifteen minutes.
I remember as a kid on the ranch running around with firends having "Hot Shot" wars. Hot Shots are cattle prodes. They come in several varieties but some of the larger ones hurt like a Son of gun! They made your arm or leg go numb when hit with it. We also had BB gun wars. Ahhh those were the days... :-)
I gotta show this article to the kids. They know I'm an engineer. Maybe it'll get 'em thinkin' about what could happen if they finally succeed in driving me insane!
I am shocked and awed.
Felony charges against a guy for shocking his own son, and yet police continue to taser kids as little as 6. Felony charges against the police? Nope. Parental responsibility? Nope, against the law.
When my 3 biggest boys were small, I used to joke about needing a cattle prod to get the three of them into bed at night.
When my oldest son was in 4th grade, I go to his parent-teacher conference and get confronted by his older than dirt teacher. "Mrs.T, why does Kristian want a cattle prod for Christmas?"
Seems my "quiet" child had decided to have a joke on his old mom and told the teacher that he wanted the cattle prod so his mom would be able to get him into bed at night. So, here I was, defending my self to this teacher, did I mention she was older than dirt, who had no sense of humor.
Obviously, this has become one of our "family" stories, along with that of Dan glue someone to their seat on the school bus, and Josh painted a fellow classmate orange in art class.