Police Officer Uses Taser On 10-Year-Old Girl

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OZARK, Ark. -- Ozark police said they were called to a home where a mother asked for help with her unruly child, but the 10-year-old's father said he's outraged at the force police used against his daughter.

"I would like to say Ozark police Tased this little girl right here. Ten years old and [they] shot electricity through her body, and I want to know how the heck in God's green earth can they get away with this," said the girl's father, Anthony Medlock.

Medlock said his daughter was at her mother's house when Ozark police Officer Dustin Bradshaw shocked her in the back with a Taser and arrested her.

"If you can't pick the kid up and take her to your car, handcuff her, then I don't think you need to be an officer," Medlock said.

Medlock said his daughter does show signs of having emotional issues, but she "doesn't deserve to be treated like a dog. She's not a tiger."

According to a police report, the officer was called to the home by the mother and witnessed the child kicking and screaming.

The officer's statement said the girl's mother, Kelly Hamlert, told him to use a Taser on her if he needed to.

The officer did shock the girl after he said she kicked him in the groin.

"He had no other choice. He had to get the child under control," said Ozark police Chief Jim Noggle.

Noggle said the officer shocked the girl for about a second.

Ozark police said it is their policy to use a Taser on someone who is a threat to others, no matter their age.

Noggle said simply restraining the child could be harmful.

"Well, if he tried to restrain her, he might hurt her by restraining her. If you grab somebody, you can slip an arm out of joint. They can slip from you and fall on the ground," Noggle said.

"I don't know what kind of policy it is. I don't think it's right," Medlock said.

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[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

Children need to show more respect for authority these days IMO. If the girl did kick the officer in the groin as stated, Im not surprised the taser was used. If she doesnt change her behaviour NOW then in a couple of years she might be doing alot worse things that can get her killed or put in jail.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Yup.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

OZARK, Ark.

just sayin'

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

OZARK, Ark.

just sayin'

A cop with a taser killed a man in Vancouver. This has nothing to do with it being in Arkansas and everything to do with the fact that cops abuse their authority routinely.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

I need more info. Is the girl in question mentally ill or otherwise has special needs? Did the cop know this?

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

OZARK, Ark.

just sayin'

A cop with a taser killed a man in Vancouver. This has nothing to do with it being in Arkansas and everything to do with the fact that cops abuse their authority routinely.

I disagree. My uncle (the one that got killed 3 months ago) and my moms husband are both cops. I dont feel that cops as a whole abuse their authority routinely. I do however feel that children disregard authority often.

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I dont feel that cops as a whole abuse their authority routinely.

I disagree. I'll leave it at that.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

I dont feel that cops as a whole abuse their authority routinely.

I disagree. I'll leave it at that.

I concur. With AJ

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

thats fair enough, we all agree to disagree.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

thats fair enough, we all agree to disagree.

come, sing kumbaya with len and i

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

thats fair enough, we all agree to disagree.

come, sing kumbaya with len and i

unfortuneatly you wouldnt want to hear my singing voice, I'll play the piano instead.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

thats fair enough, we all agree to disagree.

come, sing kumbaya with len and i

** that... you just want to grab my parts.

Now, back to police abuse.

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

what about the child being unruly in her mothers house, that her own mother needed to call the cops out bcz she apparently was out of control. And according to this, the father stated his daughter had emotional issues, and that she kicked the officer in the groin?!

No respect for her parents or the police. Sadly enough, I see this ALOT at work.

[Niels Bohr 72]

If I was the father, I'd say...Didn't say I didn't warn ya, girl? That is what you get for being unruly.

Although, I think it's simply the parent's fault for raising the child uncontrollably.