Is not a topic in sports talk yet? I couldn't find it. Yall think this is a legitimate action for a fan running on the field?!?

video:
http://www.frumpzilla.com/frumpzilla_site/articles/dont-tase-me-bro/

5/4/2010 11:29:02 AM

yup

you wanted attention, you got it, chief

5/4/2010 11:31:02 AM

They should have puked on him

I thought that's what they did at Phillies games

5/4/2010 11:33:44 AM

5/4/2010 11:33:55 AM

its pretty dissappointing that they couldnt catch him

[Edited on May 4, 2010 at 11:36 AM. Reason : ]

5/4/2010 11:35:41 AM

He's lucky he only got tasered.

5/4/2010 11:36:26 AM

so how about that uva lacrosse case...he went to the same high school as on of the duke lax players

5/4/2010 11:37:34 AM

man this never happens to the games I go to

5/4/2010 11:37:42 AM

Fucking idiot police. What immediate danger is he posing?

5/4/2010 11:39:36 AM

what ever happened to chasing him and taking him down hard? Now, this is the precedent and future field runners should watch out.

5/4/2010 11:39:38 AM

If I was the security guy I would have accidently missed the fan and tasered Victorino

after I poured a beer on his head



[Edited on May 4, 2010 at 11:43 AM. Reason : lol]

5/4/2010 11:40:43 AM

Maybe he was creating a diversion while the terrorists prepped the nuke

5/4/2010 11:41:10 AM

i'm actually for it.

ever since the incident a few years ago at the chi sox game, you can in no way be overcautious.

or even the seles thing before then, which was more severe.

you dont want to become complacent, thinking "oh he's not causing any harm"

when the one you least expect to, will.

[Edited on May 4, 2010 at 11:44 AM. Reason : http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000944750744&ref=search&sid=5401072.989456181..1]



[Edited on May 4, 2010 at 11:45 AM. Reason : http://m.usatoday.com/1689261/news/;.wap2]

5/4/2010 11:43:03 AM

go phils!

5/4/2010 11:43:45 AM

[Edited on May 4, 2010 at 11:44 AM. Reason : lag post. goddamn it tww]

5/4/2010 11:44:11 AM

William Ligue Jr. is my hero

5/4/2010 11:44:17 AM

pilgrimshoes watches First Take.

5/4/2010 11:48:37 AM

I guess we should taser everyone who runs onto the court when NC state gets an upset, right?

5/4/2010 11:48:49 AM

Don't be a faggot God

5/4/2010 11:49:38 AM

Quote :

"pilgrimshoes watches First Take."

i do not.

i work.

plus, i'd rather taser my own testicles than listen to skip bayless

5/4/2010 11:49:55 AM

yeah only faggots oppose the police state

5/4/2010 11:51:17 AM

youre being a faggot, as usual. Shut the fuck up and go back to Soap Box.

5/4/2010 11:52:57 AM

A police state? The kid broke a law. It's not like they randomly tasered some schlub enjoying the game from the seats doing nothing wrong.

5/4/2010 11:53:12 AM

He should have taken his clothes off

Running across the field and not streaking defeats the purpose

5/4/2010 11:53:58 AM

jaywalking is breaking the law

I guess we should taser jaywalkers. Especially the 5 year old ones.

I mean don't do the crime if you can't do the time right

5/4/2010 11:55:27 AM

NyM

Time to step up the plate

Show us why you were appointed mod

And I don't mean because you sucked gunzz's dick

5/4/2010 11:56:30 AM

took the words right out of my mouth

[Edited on May 4, 2010 at 11:58 AM. Reason : x]

5/4/2010 11:57:46 AM

ha ha ha are you kidding?

"oh god suspend this guy because he has an opinion that is different from mine "

5/4/2010 11:58:22 AM

I didn't say you should be suspended

I didn't even say your opinion was different than mine

I said you are being a faggot

5/4/2010 11:59:20 AM

What would you expect me to do? It's a legit thread/topic and I'm not going to suspend or warn the kid because I don't agree with him, even if he is making irrelevant comparisons.

And good call on the Victorino thing. I politely asked pshoes to kneecap him on Saturday, but he refused. Thought for a second this kid might have been one of his cronies.

[Edited on May 4, 2010 at 12:00 PM. Reason : x]

5/4/2010 11:59:24 AM

and thats why I was against your appointment

CLEAN UP THE STREETS

5/4/2010 12:00:51 PM

pining for beardawg ITT

5/4/2010 12:02:22 PM

hahaha

Quote :

"Before 17-year-old Steve Consalvi ran onto the field at Citizen's Bank Park on Monday, where he was Tasered by a police officer, the teenager reportedly called his father for permission to do so. "He said, 'Dad, can I run on the field? I said, 'I don't think you should, son,'" Wayne Consalvi told the Philadelphia Daily News of the conversation he had with his son. "This would be a once in a lifetime experience!" Steve Consalvi replied to his father, according to the newspaper."

5/4/2010 12:07:15 PM

^hes only going to one game in his entire life?? what a fucking idiot

5/4/2010 12:31:03 PM

Dude, got what he wanted and was willing to pay the price. One could argue that there is a great chance of him being injured if he's physically tackled to the ground, not to mention the security could be injured as well. He got to be on tv, wasn't injured, and the security didn't even have to get dirty. It's a win-win.

[Edited on May 4, 2010 at 12:32 PM. Reason : ^pretty sure he's probably banned for life from the stadium]

5/4/2010 12:31:30 PM

because no one ever dies from tazers

http://www.amnestyusa.org/us-human-rights/taser-abuse/page.do?id=1021202

Quote :

"Since June 2001, more than 351 individuals in the United States have died after being shocked by police Tasers. Most of those individuals were not carrying a weapon."

5/4/2010 12:41:03 PM

that kid shouldn't have been on the field... but he probably didn't deserve to get tazed.

5/4/2010 1:03:45 PM

the cop was just mad he couldn't catch him...

5/4/2010 1:25:48 PM

0.6% of people who get tased have some type of severe injuries

therefore

99.4% of people who get tased, have no problems after the shock wears off

God stop being such a fucking pussy as usual

5/4/2010 1:39:54 PM

People die from running, too

5/4/2010 1:41:05 PM

"I don't think you should, Son."

Should read

"No, you can't."

5/4/2010 1:43:00 PM

To answer the original poster, since I haven't directly addressed him -- yes, I do think this is a legitimate action. It is IMPOSSIBLE for the authorities to determine the intentions of someone on the field and it is a direct and real risk to anyone on the field. It wouldn't be the first time on a baseball field that someone would have been attacked and frankly, if they don't take this action it's only a matter of time before something more serious happens.

Before every single baseball game, there are multiple PA announcements and there is signage in every single stadium outlining that NO non-personnel is allowed on to the field and action will be taken if you violate it.

Just a few examples of people on the field who had bad intentions that were not intercepted first:

Quote :

"Berley W. Visgar, a 23-year-old from South Beloit, Ill., jumped out of the stands and tackled Astros right fielder Bill Spiers in the bottom of the sixth inning. Houston starter Mike Hampton raced to the scene and pummeled the spectator before his teammates came from the bench and bullpen to restore order. Spiers suffered welt under his left eye, a bloody nose and a case of whiplash. "

Quote :

"Braves pitcher Pascual Perez beaned the Padres' first batter, Alan Wiggins, and kept throwing at him nearly the entire game. A brawl broke out when Wiggins was hit by relief pitcher Craig Lefferts in the eighth inning. Both benches emptied and about five fans ran onto the field to slug it out with the players. During a second brawl one inning later, Atlanta's Chris Chambliss and Jerry Royster tackled a fan who was trying to take a loose helmet near third base. "

This is actually kind of funny

Quote :

"With the Cubs still in the wild-card race, Cubs reliever Randy Myers gave up a key ninth-inning home run to James Mouton that gave the Astros a 9-7 lead. As Mouton rounded the bases, a 27-year-old bond trader named John Murray came charging in from the right-field stands. Myers used his martial arts training to subdue Murray, who later claimed he pulled the stunt as a dare with his friends. "I was watching the game with some friends and I told them if Myers gives up another homer to a guy I'm going to run out on the field and yell at him," Murray said. "In retrospect, it was a bad move on my part." Um, yeah. "

Quote :

"In a scene athletes have feared for years, Gamboa was attacked without warning by two fans who came out of the seats. The Royals rushed to his aid and the 54-year-old Gamboa escaped with a few cuts and a bruised cheek. He walked off the field to a standing ovation from the crowd at Comiskey Park, where the Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1."

[Edited on May 4, 2010 at 1:54 PM. Reason : on a related note, I'm sure Mike Hampton had to hit the DL after taking the guy out]

5/4/2010 1:53:15 PM

Why is this even an issue. He broke a law and resisted arrest, therefore your dumbass deserves to be tasered. Its not like this was in celebration at the end of a game, players were on the field and runners were on base. I hope that MLB bans this kid for life from all events. There is no reason to do this in the middle of a game.

There is a reason that TV cameras don't show people running onto the field during play. These people just want attention and the media is giving him all he wants now. Hopefully seeing a jackass get tasered with deter other jackass from running on the field.

Would anyone be complaining if the security guard did a perfect form tackle on him in the middle of the outfield? No, because that would be cool as shit. But its just as dangerous to the individual to be tackled as it is to be tased. The taser just takes the security guard out of danger or possible injury.

5/4/2010 1:57:29 PM

^^the following paragraph from the Gamboa incident

Quote :

"A folded-up pocket knife was found on the ground near the scene, and White Sox outfielder Aaron Rowand said he saw it slip out of one of the fan's pockets."

5/4/2010 1:59:29 PM

^^^in all fairness, a taser wouldn't have prevented any of those examples, as nobody got there quick enough.

I think once someone is randomly running around for 10-20 seconds, it's fairly obvious they're just being a dumbass...

[Edited on May 4, 2010 at 2:03 PM. Reason : .]

5/4/2010 2:03:28 PM

Quote :

"I think once someone is randomly running around for 10-20 seconds, it's fairly obvious they're just being a dumbass..."

Which is why your dumbass needs to be tased. How would you prefer to get him off the field in a timely manner?

5/4/2010 2:12:05 PM

(almost) all good points. I'm starting to agree it was a good move.

5/4/2010 2:12:29 PM

You know how that dumbass could have prevented himself from getting tased????



By keeping his goddamn ass in his fucking seat.

5/4/2010 2:16:21 PM

^^^I don't know, maybe the way it was done in the previous 100 years before tasers were around? If anything would be a deterrent, it would be stiffer penalties after all was said and done.

I don't necessarily have a problem with the use of tasers, it's the sliding of the line to where it's deemed "necessary" to use one...Makes one wonder how the job was ever completed without them since they're necessary in so many situations now a days.

^yep, they should've just put 2 in the back of his head...since he was on the field, he had it coming and they'd never have to worry about anyone trying that again.

[Edited on May 4, 2010 at 2:21 PM. Reason : .]

5/4/2010 2:20:11 PM

^i do agree with that!

5/4/2010 2:21:13 PM