Traveler Stun Gunned At Airport

According to new reports, an airline passenger was just recently stunned three times with a Taser gun. Apparently, this happened after the man refused to take part in normal screening checks. After refusing, the man attempted to run into a secure area.

The passenger in question was 26-year-old Edwin Barton. It happened after he arrived at Sacramento International Airport in the United States. Later, he told security officials that he needed to go back into the airport’s secure area to get some of his belongings.

When Barton tried to go back into the secure area, Transportation Security Administration officials told him that he would have to be screened again. It was at this point that Mr. Barton started to become argumentative. He then picked up the bag that he had and ran.

After he took off, a sheriff’s deputy chased after him with a Taser gun. The officer stunned him once, but Mr. Barton tried to pull out the barbs, so the deputy had to stun him two more times. After that, Mr. Barton was handcuffed by another officer and taken to the hospital to be evaluated.

When Barton was done with his brief stay in the hospital, he was booked into Sacramento County Jail. Here, he is being held on misdemeanor charges of suspicion of obstructing a peace officer and unlawfully accessing a secure area of the airport.

Some people feel that the Transportation Security Administration has developed a “tough” reputation for tackling problems. However, others feel that this was the right way to address this problem. Mr. Barton should have gone back through security just like everyone else would have had to. It is easy to argue that he did not want to take the time to go back through security, but now he will have to spend even more time in jail. This is one case where he could have actually saved time by just following the rules.

Of course, the Transportation Security Administration did not back down from its decision. They feel that their agents handled this situation in the best possible way. Hopefully, this will keep others from attempting to take “shortcuts” as well.

Airport security is something that is being taken very seriously lately. People who are not prepared to follow the rules do not need to come to the airport, because things like this can happen. There is a set way that the Transportation Security Administration wants to handle things, and they expect all airline passengers to follow these rules. Whether people feel they are fair or not is not really the question here. What matters is the safety of people who are using that airport.