From Talentsmart:
Phillies fan gets tasered

In early May, the Phillies and Cardinals continued their age-old rivalry with a game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. In the 8th inning, a 17-year-old fan ran onto the field, zigzagging his way through the outstretched arms of the police offers who tried to catch him. Eventually, one of the officers put an end to his escapade with a powerful (and unprecedented in this setting) shot from a taser gun. Why the taser? In America, baseball is big business—the competing clubs paid their players $1,465,000 to play in that game alone. Naturally, it’s going to ruffle a lot of feathers when a fan decides to stop the game and become the center of attention. More importantly, fans can be dangerous, as evidenced by the father-son tandem that ran onto the field in Chicago in 2005 and attacked a coach with a switchblade. The young Phillies fan knew it was illegal to run onto the field, and he was sober when he let his excitement take over.

Here’s the kicker. Before the kid ran onto the field, he called his father to ask for permission. Dad’s response? Not the best idea. And while we’ll never know just how strongly his father worded this so-called no, it clearly wasn’t enough to help his son fully engage his reason. With charges filed against the minor for defiant trespass, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest, this was an emotional intelligence strikeout for the whole family.