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Police stun stepdad trying to save son from fire
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The family of a 3-year-old killed in a northern Missouri house fire says it is outraged after police used a stun gun on the boy's stepfather as he tried to run back in and save the child.
Riley Miller died early Oct. 31 in the Mississippi River town of Louisiana. A city police officer fired his stun gun at Ryan Miller as he tried to re-enter his burning home, which was destroyed. Grandmother Lori Miller says she witnessed two officers use the stun gun three times, twice after Ryan Miller had been handcuffed. Miller suffered chest burns and was later released from the city jail without being charged. The family says it is considering legal action against the city. City Administrator Bob Jenne called the police response a "judgment call." Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Read more: http://www.myfoxny.com/Story/2390647...#ixzz2jzWETTPz |
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true dat
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18 seconds.
On average, it takes 18 agonizing seconds for a child to die in a fire. This is one of the few stories posted here that makes me physically ill. |
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I can understand the police actions if the firefighters are actively fighting the fire and someone trying to run back in would interfere with their efforts. If it's just a bunch of people standing around watching a house burn, then let the guy try to get his kid.
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Clearly starting fires is the answer to this question.
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Hardly, but I'm guessing you are not a parent.
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100% spot on.
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this "father" had his rambo moment. Its too bad he spent it running out the back door per say the other news article. This father probably could circumvent his whole house crawling on his knees with a blindfold on, but he spent his heroic effort making his way out the back hatch.
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Too many liberal lovers here saying cops should decide what's best for us. If he wanted to go back in that's his choice.
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I'm with you, Jimmya, and Big Daddy, and everyone else who said the decision should have been the man's. Yeah, he might have died going in, or the kid might have already been gone, but (and call my old-fashioned) it's a man's purpose in life to try.
Beyond just this instance, this is a problem with tasers, pepper spray, and other less-lethal weapons since their introduction a decade or two ago; instead of having their use replacing lethal force - as they were intended and advertised - their use is in many cases replacing the lack of force. |
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It is their job. To serve and protect is what they are supposed to do. If the house is a raging inferno and they know it is a suicide mission for the father to enter the house, they have an obligation to stop him.
Oh, and before the obligatory "you must not have kids" post. I have a 2 year old son and I would absolutely try to go in after him, but I would also understand the cops doing what they could to stop me. |
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If I were the cop, I would have let the parent go in. I couldn't live with myself if I hadn't. There is no good answer to that situation.
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