Original Article Police zap six-year-old with stun gun November 12, 2004 - 2:08PM Police in Miami have used a stun gun on a six-year-old in his principal's office because he was wielding a piece of glass and threatening to hurt himself. The boy, who was not identified, was shocked with 50,000 volts on October 20 at the Kelsey Pharr Elementary School in Miami, Florida. Principal Maria Mason made an emergency call after the child broke a picture frame in her office and waved a piece of glass, holding a security guard back. When two Miami-Dade County police and a school officer arrived, the boy had already cut himself under his eye and on his hand. The officers talked to the boy without success. When the boy cut his own leg, one officer shocked him with a Taser and another grabbed him to prevent him from falling, police said. "By using the Taser, we were able to stop the situation, stop him from hurting himself," police spokesman Juan DelCastillo told The Miami Herald. He was treated and taken to a hospital, where he was committed for psychiatric evaluation. The incident comes less than a month after police in the US state of South Carolina used a stun gun on a 75-year-old woman who refused to leave a nursing home she was visiting to see an ailing friend. Margaret Kimbrell said she became agitated when the staff would not tell her where her friend was, fearing he had died. The nursing home staff called police after Kimbrell refused to leave. Police said officer Hattie Macon fired the taser after Kimbrell tried to hit her, striking her in the back. http://www.dailynews.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=501&fArticleId=2297401 Police use stun gun on violent boy (6) November 12, 2004 Miami: Police used a stun gun on a 6-year-old boy in his principal's office because he was wielding a piece of glass and threatening to hurt himself, officials said. The boy, who was not identified, was shocked with 50 000 volts at Kelsey Pharr Elementary School. Principal Maria Mason called 911 after the child broke a picture frame in her office and waved a piece of glass, holding a security guard back. When two Miami-Dade County police officers and a school officer arrived, the boy had already cut himself under an eye and on a hand. The officers talked to the boy without success. When the boy cut his own leg, one officer shocked him with a Taser. - Sapa-AP http://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=2555622 MIAMI Police in Miami-Dade County, Florida, say they used a stun gun on a six-year-old boy to keep him from hurting himself. The boy, who wasn't identified, was shocked with 50-thousand volts on October 20th at Kelsey Pharr Elementary School. The principal called 9-1-1 after the child broke a picture frame in her office and waved a piece of glass. When two police officers and a school officer arrived, the boy had already cut himself under his eye and on his hand. Police say the officers talked to the boy without success. When the boy cut his own leg, one officer shocked him with a Taser and another grabbed him to keep him from falling. The boy was treated and taken to a hospital, where he was committed for psychiatric evaluation. The case is under review. Copyright 2004 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.