The infamous words uttered by this University of Florida student have found new relevance this week. (Because I am a student at the University of Georgia, I am legally obligated to say this Florida student is stupid...and he smells funny.) On Monday night, a fan at the Philadelphia Phillies game found out the answer to the question, "What's the worse that could happen?" when he ran out on the field during a game and was promptly tased (oh wait, was that the wrong video? Okay, here's the right one.) While people are debating if the police used excessive force, I say, meh, he got what he deserved. Okay, so he is 17 and he asked his dad for permission; how was security supposed to know? He could have been some lunatic with deadly ambitions in his heart (it is not like it has not happened in a baseball game before). With this in mind, the worse always has to be assumed. Even if he meant no harm and thought it would be hilarious...well, it was for me (lmfao, I guess that is what these kids are saying these days). It was a split-second decision; it was impossible to know his intent. If anyone thought the force was excessive, then obviously they have never run onto a field before; the force is always excessive. Be it by taser or being hit by a 250-pound football player, the point is if you are dumb enough to run out onto a field, then you deserve what happens. Plus it is so cliche', like proposing at a baseball game. (Like running onto a field, do it at your own risk).
Because 75% of people need dramatic examples to convince them doing something dumb actually has consequences, it is nice to have a dramatic example. People read signs and take them with a grain of salt but they will remember that guy who got tased. Will it still happen? Well, of course. Look at my statistic: 75% of people believe it cannot happen to them until it does. For example, with as many celebrity men who have been caught cheating on their wives a rational person would say, "You know, maybe men should not cheat on their wives." They did not believe it could happen to them, and this was after we all witnessed a dramatic example of what could happen. What happens in these situations is that the other 25% say to themselves it is a bad idea and they will never do it, or they are doing it and they need to stop before ending up like our friend in the picture above. (This picture is the perfect allegory for life, someone is always chasing after you with a taser). So 17-year old tased Phillies fan, if you are reading this (I know you are!) I believe despite the beleaguered look on your face in the picture above, you are a (relatively) law abiding citizen who did something stupid. We all do something stupid from time to time. I do believe you will never do it again. If it happens again, then your judgment is no better than mine, as evidenced by this video!
