Lawsuit!

If the house was too hot for firefighters to enter then he probably would not have made it into the house. I see no reason to taze him.

Don't "save" me when I'm trying to save someone else of MY choosing! This was NOT their call to make.

We no longer have free choice?? How
sickening is that!!!

I would add to the comments below - what has this really achieved? Presumably the Taser was used to reduce the risk that the father died, also presuming that the police assumed that his returning to the burning house was reckless . Here's a thought. What if a clever lawyer can show that there's as a chance that the father MAY have saved his son, and MAY have returned safely? In this case, the action of using a Taser has resulted in definitely losing one life, against possibly saving a life. How is this an improvement? How can this action be justified? How can it be defended?

Lawsuit and inhuman crulty to another! The cops should be fired for theor actions.

Unfortunately, we live in a litigious society. If the fire fighters had not stopped the father (tazing seems extreme) and he entered the house and died, the fire department would be liable. As a parent, I completely understand and empathize with the stepfather's choice. it's a tragedy.

To me the bottom line is that it was the Dad's life to do with as he pleased. If he was willing to die trying to save his son's life he should have been allowed to do so. We let people die in war don't we!

I have been in fires, and I can tell you, he would not have made it in there before being burned alived. They both would have died. They should have restrained him, but not tazed him. If he was handcuffed in the police car, he is not going anywhere, no need to taze him, that is going to far. I understand his wanting to save his son, but he would have died too.

I'd like to know the full story before developing an opinion.

Those cops should be fired and charged for accessory to manslaughter. A father has a right to save his son at any cost, even dying. As a father, if it ever happened to me, I think it would be best to stay the f out of my way.