Children Zapped By Stun Gun

 Taser  A Florida corrections officer is fired after reportedly zapping two children with a stun gun during a "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day."
by Associated Press
Published: Sat, May 02, 2009 - 1:39 pm CST Last Updated: Sat, May 02, 2009 - 2:09 pm CST
CARRABELLE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida corrections officer has been
fired after zapping children with 50,000 volts of electricity
during a "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day" tour.
Department of Corrections Secretary Walt McNeil has ordered an
investigation of the April 24 incident at the Franklin Correctional
Institution.
Sgt. Walter Schmidt says the parents gave him permission to
shock the children with a handheld stun device. Such devices are
typically used to subdue unruly or uncooperative inmates and must
be in direct contact with the person to deliver the shock.
Schmidt was fired. Warden Duffie Harrison said Schmidt zapped
"at least two kids."
The children's names and ages were not released.
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I would have taken being tazed over the whoopins I go anytime, taz aint nothin compared to momma’s wippins.

First of all, Cameo, you dont even know how old these kids were, secondly, maybe with todays kids, this is what they need to deter them from showing up at school and shooting the place up. Kids today are diffrent, maybe there needs to be a different way of dealing with them instead of sending them to their room to “think” about what they did wrong. I dont know about you, but I got my back side tore up when I was younger, not like this society today that says that is wrong, but we have more violence in schools than before…just maybe there is a connection.

they can have “don’t taze me bro” day at school. everyone that failed to show respect that day has to hold hands and be tazsed. kid gets called to the office more than twice, hold hands with your kid mom and dad

In this particular case as it was a “take our sons and daughters to work”, the parents who wanted their children zapped should have been made to hold the child while they zapped it.  That way two people learned at one time.

I agree with ickthus on this one.  There needs to be some respect at the school house.  When the parent comes up there cause their child “is an angel” and didn’t do anything wrong, then zap the parent too for a little respect.  They are not learning respect anywhere else.

Some teachers might need a little zap too, the ones who want to carry on “affairs” with their students.

I agree with Cameo on this one.  That’s horrible.

Get him a raise and give him a job at a high school. Plenty of those little kids need a tazing. Play some Aretha Franklin when you do it. r.e.s.p.e.c.t. Find out what I means to me…..

Not only should he be fired he should be arrested for first degree child abuse, as well as the parents that agreed to let their children be tazzed.

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