Mother Of 'Tased' Girl Defends Cop; Says Officer Only Stunned Her
Posted on Nov 30, 2009 @ 10:03AM
The mother of a 10-year-old girl who was reportedly tased by a police officer because she was out of control is defending the cop's actions.
Kelly King now claims that Sheriff Dustin Bradshaw from Ozark Police Department, who was suspended after the incident, only used the taser as a stun gun on her daughter Kiara Medlock.
"If my child had been truly tased, I'd be the first person asking for the officer involved to be terminated and charged," revealed King. "However, that is not what occurred."
According to King, when Sheriff Bradshaw arrived at her home in Arkansas earlier this month, he was kicked in the groin area by her daughter and used the Taser as a stun gun for around a second to stop the child from hurting herself.
The 'stun mode' is intended to cause pain without incapacitating the person; no electrical current is discharged which voluntarily disrupt the control of the muscles.
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King is now adamant that at no time were any were prongs or wires of the Taser on her child and that her daughter's health, safety and well being, were always her primary concern.
Following the incident, the fifth grader's father, truck driver Anthony Medlock, claimed that there were burn marks on his daughter's back.
Medlock, who has joint legal custody of the girl, was furious that his child had reportedly been tased.
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He told RadarOnline.com: "When I heard what they had done I wanted to whoop that cop's ass. I blame both the cop and the mother because as far as I'm concerned that's child abuse plain and simple. My daughter does have some emotional issues but she's not that bad and I haven't had any big problems with her. As far as I'm concerned if the mother can't control the child then the child should not be with her."
Following the incident on November 11, 2009, both the local police department and the FBI launched independent investigations into what happened.
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This is child abuse and if burn marks appear on that child's back than the police officer and the mother ought to spend the next ten years in prison, the same as a person who takes a hot cigarette to a child.
Posted Tue, 12/01/2009 - 11:32am
Parents need to be held responsible for the children. This child is obviously acting out because of home issues. Ole daddy sounds like he needs a good tasin'.
Posted Mon, 11/30/2009 - 10:24am
The father should know that if the child is out of control & a threat to either the cop or herself that this would happen. Better use a taser than a gun. Wow, some kids these days are out of control.
Posted Mon, 11/30/2009 - 10:22am
The bible say spare the rod and spoil the child. It was biblically correct to punish this girl. She was acting like a terror. They need to stop feeding her Cap'n Crunch and Coke so she is not so hyper.
Posted Mon, 11/30/2009 - 10:20am
Mom was at least trying. Dad was NOT doing his job. Had Dad been there doing his job there would have been no need for police intervention.
Posted Mon, 11/30/2009 - 10:18am
Maybe if parents were allowed to properly train/discipline their children, they would not be brats who need this sort of thing! Thanks society for making so many bratty kids who grow up with no respect for others! Keep it up!
Posted Mon, 11/30/2009 - 10:09am
You go girl! You are so very correct.
Posted Mon, 11/30/2009 - 10:22am
Maybe if she had gotten the "old fashinoned" spanking and/or medical treatment for a mental disorder, her mom would not have had to call the police....and long before she became a "threat" to anyone!
Posted Mon, 11/30/2009 - 10:08am