Don't Tase Me!

Last night at a Philadelphia Phillies game, a 17 year old ran onto the field during the game. Security chased him for a while, and then a police officer pulled his taser and tased the guy. He went down like a ton of bricks and was taken off the field.

All day today the sports media has been debating about whether tasing was too extreme. Most former athletes have come down on the side that tasing is ok, because you can never tell the intent of someone running onto the field. Most of the people who do this have had way too much to drink and are just being idiots. But it only takes one guy to hurt a player.

This kid apparently asked his dad for permission before he went out there. His dad told him it was a bad idea and he did it anyway. What's the lesson here...always listen to your parents or you might get tased!

Look, if you are going to be stupid and run on the field, you deserve whatever comes to you. These are world class athletes out there...if one of them wanted to they could seriously hurt anyone that runs on the field. In baseball, most of the guys have quick access to a bat! I have absolutely no problem with this kid getting tased. Maybe it will deter people in the future. Though, probably not, as another fan ran on the field in Philadelphia today. He was not tasered...he probably ran out there with the intent to get tasered than rethought it and gave himself up.