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-Land of the Free
Police stun stepdad trying to save son from fire
2013-11-08
[MYFOXNY] The family of a 3-year-old killed in a northern Missouri house fire says it is outraged after police used a stun gun on the boy's stepfather as he tried to run back in and save the child.

Riley Miller died early Oct. 31 in the Mississippi River town of Louisiana. A city police officer fired his stun gun at Ryan Miller as he tried to re-enter his burning home, which was destroyed.

Grandmother Lori Miller says she witnessed two officers use the stun gun three times, twice after Ryan Miller had been handcuffed.

Miller suffered chest burns and was later released from the city jail without being charged.

The family says it is considering legal action against the city.

City Administrator Bob Jenne called the police response a "judgment call."
I get this in a way -- police didn't want to see dad die in the fire, and they're trained to keep people from running into burning buildings. Apparently no details on whether the boy could have been saved at that point.
Posted by:Fred

#3  A father has a right to risk his life to save his son, period. You shouldn't need a state risk assessment or the approval of a bureaucratic gatekeeper before reacting. My son, my life - please get the hell out the way.

But again it was said, details in the article are lackluster.
Posted by: mossomo   2013-11-08 17:52  

#2  If this was a legit fire, and enough time had elapsed that people got out, police showed up and had time to organize enough to prevent re-entry, I'd agree that the house was already gone due to smoke and fumes at the least. Its where the details of how involved at that point.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-11-08 10:32  

#1  Luckily, the father did not suffer cardiac arrest and die from the combined trauma of his son's fate and the stun gun.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-11-08 07:58  

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