PALM COAST, Fla. — A Flagler County deputy used a Taser gun on 6-foot, 1-inch, 275-pound high school student who punched the deputy after refusing instructions from his teacher, authorities said.
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Flagler Palm Coast High School teacher requested the deputy's help when 16-year-old Laurence Gibson refused to go to the dean's office for not doing his classwork Thursday, Superintendent Bill Delbrugge said. All other students were asked to leave the room.Deputy Scott Vedder responded to Robert Ripley's special education class and asked Gibson to leave the room, Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Debra Johnson said.
When Gibson refused, Vedder placed his hands on Gibson's arms and the student hit Vedder in the face, Johnson said.
Vedder fired his Taser after warning Gibson that if he did not stand up, he would be shocked, authorities said.
Gibson was taken to a hospital where prongs from the Taser were removed. He was then taken to
Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Center on a charge of felony battery of a law enforcement officer, Johnson said."This was an incident where the deputy felt his life was being threatened and rather than using a gun he used a Taser," Sheriff Don Fleming said. "When you've got a guy bigger than you, waving a baton is like waving a feather at him and we don't want to shoot a student."
I hope when this kid goes to court the judge throws the book at him! If not, with the respect this kid has for law enforcement, you can bet his future holds nothing but iron bars.
Maybe the kid will learn if you hit a policemen, you are going to get hurt. To even thinking about hitting a policeman is insane.
I can just hear all the bleeding hearts calling for the officers job. You can already hear the complaints of how the officer over reacted, used to much force, should be charged for assaulting the kid, etc...
The police man should have gave the kid an extra two jolts. One for hitting him, one for not listening to the teacher and another just to reinforce the first two!
I bet little Laurence thinks twice about listening to the teacher next time.
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