Herald.com | 11/13/2004 | Police Tasered truant girl, 12

Did I miss something here? A 12 year old (TWELVE YEAR OLD!) girl was: 1. Skipping School (where were her parents?)2. Drunk (where were her parents?)3. Running from a Police Officer who had already apprehended her to return her to school (where were her parents?)4. and subsequently tasered to apprehend her. And is now complaining because she was tasered?

Hello! Get a clue my 12 year old friend. Yes, you!

While you are out there right now hiding behind Mommy and Daddy and pointing the finger at the cop who tasered you instead of tackling your sorry ass and possibly sending you to the hospital for your oh-so-grown-up behavior, I’m out here wondering where your parents were that they didn’t know that their 12 year old was not in school (and drinking too!). You are 12! If you want to act like a 21 year old, you are subject to the consequences of a 21 year old. A 21 year old female running from a cop, drunk, should be tasered.

And I saw you on television last night. I’m sorry - but you have no right to be indignant my little friend. I’m sure you think you should be granted some leeway (you’ll say because you are twelve). I know you think you should not have been tasered. But I have no sympathy for you and neither should your parents. You got caught, my friend, breaking the law. What do you think happens out there in the real world?

Swallow your electrified pride little one and learn from this instead of crying out for an apology from the officer who stopped you. It was you who created the situation in the first place!