No, no, no.

I'm not trying to get all soft on you guys, but a kid being stupid and running out on a field is NOT, in my opinion, justification for a taser unless he got violent.

Just grab the kid and drag him off.

Tasers kill people often enough. they shouldn't be used unless the offender is a danger to himself or others.

Take my little brother for example.

he has a heart condition, mitral valve prolapse.

A taser could EASILY send him into cardiac arrest.

And before someone says "Well then he should know better blah blah blah"

He wasn't diagnosed until he was near 19 years old, and had done more than his fair share of stupid things.

Luckily no cop ever tased him.

Why?

He was never dangerous, he was just being an idiot kid.

Tasers are a LESS-LETHAL weapon, not a NON-LETHAL.