Tasered: Should Being Dumb be Against the Law?

So who doesn’t know about the 17-year old Phillies fan who ran onto the field in bottom of the eighth inning of Monday night’s game? In case you don’t (where have you been?) here are the story and the video.
 
A Google search of the exact phrase “Philly fan tasered” shows 1,190,000 matches this morning.  It looks like I won’t be the first person to comment on the story.  And to cut to the proverbial chase, my late to the game, two cents worth is that the kid was really dumb, but, no, as much as there’s that part of me that cheers on the police officer, you don’t need to tase a really dumb fan about to be cornered by the security guys. Continue Reading »