Pitch-invading baseball fan tasered by police - Excessive Response?

Telegraph Sport Wed, June 12, 2024

A baseball fan was tasered by a police officer moments after performing a backflip on the field of play in astonishing scenes in Major League Baseball on Tuesday night.

The supporter was seen appearing to talk to Tyler Freeman from the Cleveland Guardians in their match with the Cincinnati Reds. Footage showed Freeman, a center fielder for the MLB club, ignoring the offer of a fist-bump before the interloper moved away to perform a somersault in mid-air.

A police officer, whose hat fell off during the melee, could then be seen deploying a taser on the man, who is reportedly a 19-year-old sophomore at Ohio State University.

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RedBaron · M

Entering the field of play is felony trespassing in some states and a Class B misdemeanor in others.

Police deal with perpetrators quickly and severely to prevent the players from getting injured and to discourage other people from trying the same stunt.

Why do you have a problem with anything this cop did?

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

I'm sure there are many employed in security (especially protection of their assets) who would happily have shot and killed him.

That said, if you don't want it to happen you have to improve front row security

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