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Phillies Fans Will Not Let Promise Of Tasing Prevent Them From Moments Of On-Field Glory

Maura Johnston — Wed, 05 May 2010 10:30:25 +0000

Despite Phillies' fans pleadings for security to once again subdue an on-field intruder — the team's second in two games against the St. Louis Cardinals — with a Taser gun, the unidentified 33-year-old who ran on the field during the ninth inning last night was "merely" apprehended by stadium personnel while taking what seems to be a pretty leisurely jog around the Citizens Bank Park warning track. Is hopping out of the stands going to become a thing at Phillies games now? Can't the team just set up a Phanatic-assisted Drunks Run The Bases post-game promotion in order to cut this sort of behavior off at the pass? (Just be sure that there are vomit buckets at the ready at key points around the diamond, and they're golden.)

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Today In Dubious Baseball Milestones

Maura Johnston — Tue, 04 May 2010 10:20:51 +0000

"For the first time in Phillies history, a fan running on the field at Citizens Bank Park was subdued by a Philadelphia police officer using his Taser gun." (And hey, what do you know: It might be the first time in MLB history as well.)

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Shocking Report Of Excessive Force By Arkansas Police

Dave Bry — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:20:33 +0000

This cat is lucky he doesn't live in Ozark, Arkansas. According to CBS News, police officers there recently tasered a ten-year-old girl. Oh, what's this? "Ozark police were called to the home Nov. 11 after the girl's mother couldn't get the child to take a shower." I guess that makes sense then.

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