Sunshine State sadism: 43 children tased during prison tour

[ccharles000]

According to information released Saturday by the Florida Department of Corrections: During “Take Our Children to Work Day” events at three prison facilities, 43 children were hit with stun guns while others were exposed to tear gas.

“Three prison guards have been fired, two have resigned and 16 more employees — from corrections officers to a warden — will be disciplined due to the incidents that unfolded April 23, said DOC Secretary Walt McNeil,” reported The Miami Herald. “An investigation is ongoing.

“None of the children in any of the incidents required medical attention or was notably harmed, McNeil said. He said the children, who ranged in age from 5 to 17, were all children of prison officials.” “The jolt sent at least two of them sprawling to the floor, crying out in pain and clutching at agonizing burns on their arms. One child ended up in hospital,” reported the Mail Online.

“It wasn’t intended to be malicious, but educational,” said 37-year-old prison officer Walter Schmidt, who was among those who were fired over the incident. “The big shock came when I got fired.”

http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/16/florida-officials-43-children-zapped-by-stun-gun-during-prison-tour/

[booley]

1. well what did we learn

Apparently shooting kids with tasers is a bad idea.

[ThomCat]

2. Good! They deserved to be fired.

:wtf:

What kind of idiots taser children? Too many people in law enforcement are convinced that tasers are toys, and they seem to use their tasers so commonly it's like they think they're harmless. Clearly these people thought tasers are harmless too or they wouldn't have used them on their own kids.

I hope the other parent of each of these kids raises hell over the risk they exposed these kids too. If any of these guards is in custody disputes I hope the judge hears about this. Tasers have killed people. They are dangerous!

Anyone who uses tasers this indiscriminately, or thinks they are safe enough to use on kids needs to have those tasers taken away from them and needs to lose their jobs.

Absolute idiots! :grr:

[droidamus2]

10. Uh, excuse me

Shouldn't this be considered child abuse as well as assault and battery. These idiots shouldn't just be fired they should be prosecuted.

[ccharles000]

11. I agree

[pepperbear]

3. "the big shock came when I got fired."

:rofl:

[aquart]

5. Does he do it to his kids?

[Echo In Light]

7. Authoritarian, sadist dicks

[aquart]

4. "None of the children in any of the incidents required medical attention"

“The jolt sent at least two of them sprawling to the floor, crying out in pain and clutching at agonizing burns on their arms. One child ended up in hospital,” reported the Mail Online.

Does that sound like "medical attention"?

[Chemisse]

6. Hey but torture is okay now right?

And these kids really need to know what it is like so they can withstand it if they are ever captured and interrogated!:sarcasm:

[Turbineguy]

8. Hang out with criminals much do they?

[cwydro]

9. Sheesh.

Why is it always Florida!!??

[ccharles000]

12. kick

[IDemo]

13. But at least none of them were shot, clubbed, or placed in choke holds

I'd like to see Taser, Inc.'s take on this: "Demonstrates that our product is child safe."

[walldude]

14. Excuse me but.. um... what kind of parent takes their kid to

PRISON for take your kid to work day. I understand if that is your gig but you took your kid there? You deserve to get fired for that alone. I won't even mention the high levels of brain function it must have taken to let your kid get tasered. :eyes:

[CraftyGal]

15. What were they thinking?!!?!?!?!?

“It wasn’t intended to be malicious, but educational,” said 37-year-old prison officer Walter Schmidt, who was among those who were fired over the incident. “The big shock came when I got fired.”

oh right, most people can't think....

This is child abuse plain and simple. I hope Child protective Services is looking into all of this. these guys are nuts!

Only in Florida you say?

CraftyGal

[eppur_se_muova]

16. Kids, I'd pass on that field trip to the sausage factory. nt