A Cincinnati Reds fan is in the midst of being tased by a police officer after running onto the field.

  • teft@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    “Ah yes, someone interrupting the sportsball game. Let’s use a weapon on them that is sometimes fatal. That is an appropriate escalation of force.”

    —that policeman probably

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      16 days ago

      Your comment assumes that there is a reasoning mind inside that uniform, instead of mindless knee-jerk brute force.

      And that mindlessness also goes for whoever decides to pull these “I might get tased for this” pranks or dares, just to be a blip on local television for a second or two.