LA Police Taser Father Attempting to Rescue 3 Year Old Son from House Fire – Boy Dies

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Ryan Miller and his wife Cathy awoke sometime after midnight to find their Louisiana home on fire. Both were able to escape alive with burns sustained from the blaze. However, as Mr. Miller attempted to return into the inferno to rescue his three year old stepson Riley Miller, a city police officer tasered him three times to keep him from entering. Riley died in the fire and was pronounced dead at Pike Country Memorial Hospital.

http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/11/la...fire-boy-dies/



Do you think the cop did the right thing by tasering the father?
His son apparently died in the fire.

[Easo]

Well, officer may have saved his life, actually.

[Dabrix32]

they were already burned from exiting the house the first time. Sounds like the fire was out of control at that point. I dont see what having 2 dead people is going to accomplish.

[Tradewind]

I shouldn't...but...

Did they have proof the kid was still alive at the time?

[Lunareste]

This. While it is a tragedy that the son died, the father very well may have died together with him if not for the officer. Emotions were running high, and the father wasn't thinking straight. The cop did what he had to do.

Doesn't matter. The parent would have died for the chance to save the child.

[Dabrix32]

I shouldn't...but...

Did they have proof the kid was still alive at the time?

Probably not. Said the woman had a burned cornea. If its hot enough to start burning your eyes then no he was probably already dead. If the two survivors were already badly burned then the smoke inhalation would have been even worse.

[Symphonic]

Imagine if he had a reaction to the tazing and the father died. I don't think they should stop him from maybe saving his son. I'd rather die trying to save my son than to just let him die.

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Probably not. Said the woman had a burned cornea. If its hot enough to start burning your eyes then no he was probably already dead. If the two survivors were already badly burned then the smoke inhalation would have been even worse.

Do they look badly burned?

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Imagine if he had a reaction to the tazing and the father died. I don't think they should stop him from maybe saving his son. I'd rather die trying to save my son than to just let him die.

Same goes for me.

[Sky High]

one of those damned if you do, damned if you don't type situation. if the cop thought the chances of the kid still being alive were slim to none I don't think he acted irrationally. I'm not a fan of tazzing people but if it kept him from going back in then it did the job.

[Racthoh]

the man deserved a chance to save his son.

[Payday]

Same goes for me.

You probably wouldn't have ran out of the house without him in the first place then.

[durrtygoodz]

Lol, dat wooden hut

Infracted - please post constructively

[Sky High]

You probably wouldn't have ran out of the house without him in the first place then.

indeed, someone dropped the ball on making sure everyone was out in the first place.

[DPA]

Even if the father deserved a chance to save his son, was it not correct by the police man to stop the man from entering the house, to save the man?

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You probably wouldn't have ran out of the house without him in the first place then.

Good point.
My problem is even if he was breaking the law is a taser the right solution?
Eventually you'll be getting tased for parking tickets..

[Kellhound]

From a father's perspective, better to die trying to save your child that to live having done nothing.

[Anuibus]

Firefighters were on scene and it was too hot for them to enter in full gear. so...

[Tradewind]

You probably wouldn't have ran out of the house without him in the first place then.

Yeah, I didn't want to say anything more. But this.

[Belize]

Doesn't matter. The parent would have died for the chance to save the child.

They would have died with their son.

[Namarus]

Do they look badly burned?

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Same goes for me.

Funny they didn't show the parents only the sister-in-law. So how do we know?