They tried, but she resisted and fled.It's an 11 year old girl. They probably could have just talked to her like an adult/human being.
I'm just having a hard time seeing the controversy here. Laugh all you want about hating kids, whatever. But the department guidelines say 7 to 70 year olds are taserable. She fell within the guidelines, ignored verbal commands, and was apprehended using non-lethal force. It seems like it's the correct outcome in light of police initiated fatalities that have been scrutinized so much recently.
If you opt to just let her go what return is the public getting on their tax dollars for a police force? "Sorry, you're too cute to arrest, carry on with your backpack full of other peoples stuff."
I dunno. I feel like we aren't getting the full story of the events leading up to the fleeing, so I don't know how well this thought exercise can progress without that. I would personally prefer to reserve judgment to hear why she decided to run. At 11, the concept of right and wrong is still developing. Maybe something occurred when the police got there that triggered the flight response. Who knows.