Kids and cops, again.
 

Bangor News article

Here's an amusing one.

After watching a segment on Comedy Central's "The Man Show" three kids from Rockland Maine built stun guns from disposable camera bodies. They took them to school and tried them out on each other and on volunteers on the bus. In the stupidity that followed, they zapped 2 or 3 people who didn't volunteer.

Someone told the vice principle, and he called the cops. In investigating the incident, the cop tried the stun gun out on himself. The first stun hurt but wasn't so bad. So he tried it on himself again after letting the camera charge longer. The second time he tried it, his arm went numb and ached for two hours.

I don't know why, but I like this story. It has everything. Kids getting bad ideas from TV. Kids showing a little creativity by actually building something. Other stupid kids saying "Please zap me." Kids giving in to temptation, crossing the line, and zapping the unwilling. Stupid cop trying it on himself. And finally a cop who actually puts it all into perspective:

And yet, someone will try to make a rule preventing kids from buying cameras...

Guns don't shoot people, cameras shoot people. :banghead: :crazy:

you must have considered that post to be especially poignant?

I thought it was clever... once.

no, not poignant, but punny, and an opportunity to use some new smilies.

I think the officer's remarks show restraint and wisdom seldom reported in today's news.

Maybe we need a smiley for non-applause... Ahh. :crickets chirping:

Sorry, double clutched on the back button instead of edit. Corrected now.

just jacking with you BigV. i was referring to the double post.

No troubles, just trying to maintain my smartass credentials.