Don't Pepper Me Bro!

Catchy opening sentence:

Colorado police had to pepper spray an eight-year-old boy after he went into a rage in the classroom.

The kid was a holy terror, no question. He even broke off sharp pieces of wood trim and tried to stab teachers, according to the story.

But, wait.
He's eight.

I think the brat had it coming. But the report says the police "had to" spray the kid. Can that be right?

Back in the day
before pepper spray
the average cop
would have made the kid stop.