72 Year old Woman Tasered by Police!

[Chick]

A cop should be able to arrest a little old lady without using a taser Bob.  This guy should be bussing tables at a Ho Jo's.

A little old lady shouldn't be a problem when stopped for a simple speeding ticket, and talking like a toughguy.

She was treated like anyone else, and rightfully so

[Tapeworm]

Bingo.

Maybe bingo for your football guy but not here.  How much of a physical threat did she present?  The taser is over used.

[Tapeworm]

A little old lady shouldn't be a problem when stopped for a simple speeding ticket, and talking like a toughguy.

She was treated like anyone else, and rightfully so

Sounds like you see the taser as a tool of punishment Bob.  Are we getting to the bottom of it now?

[bigdumbbell]

A little old lady shouldn't be a problem when stopped for a simple speeding ticket, and talking like a toughguy.

She was treated like anyone else, and rightfully so

X2  arogant bitch just like so many thugs who dont respect authority

[Chick]

Maybe bingo for your football guy but not here.  How much of a physical threat did she present?  The taser is over used.

She didn't present ANY threat...AFTER she got tasered.

GET IT?

[swilkins1984]

I look at it this way, What else could the cop do? The lady wasn't hearing him so the only other solution is physical force. The cop would have to subdue her without putting them both in danger in oncoming traffic so the taser is best. Even though the cop is without a doubt the stronger of the two a simple slip in grabbing her by traffic could have been a disaster. If he would have tackled her he'd still get sh*t for it. Sorry it had to happen to an old lady but she had it coming.

[Tapeworm]

She didn't present ANY threat...AFTER she got tasered.

GET IT?

I do not.  She wasn't a threat before.


You guys are spooky.  Taser use should be proportional to the danger someone presents, not to how obnoxious they are.

[polychronopolous]

I look at it this way, What else could the cop do? The lady wasn't hearing him so the only other solution is physical force. The cop would have to subdue her without putting them both in danger in oncoming traffic so the taser is best. Even though the cop is without a doubt the stronger of the two a simple slip in grabbing her by traffic could have been a disaster. If he would have tackled her he'd still get sh*t for it. Sorry it had to happen to an old lady but she had it coming.

You make a great argument and I agree with alot of it, but if that man can't physically put that woman in handcuffs WITHOUT ending up in the lane of traffic he needs to find himself another damn job.

[mass 04]

Gotta love the talking head criticizing the guy. Tazing her was the best thing he could have done. She was either a. going to get clipped by a truck and the family would sue for not controlling her b. the cop was going to have to subdue her with physical force and she would have been hurt a lot worse. Bottom line she was a threat to other motorists and to her own safety i dont care if she was 22 or 72. On a side note, ive been tasered and while not the greatest feeling you get over it.

[polychronopolous]

Celebrities get tasered.

[mass 04]

Celebrities get tasered.

Then onlyme gave them a cold compress and took them to lunch.

[polychronopolous]

Then onlyme gave them a cold compress and took them to lunch.

 

[dkf360]

You make a great argument and I agree with alot of it, but if that man can't physically put that woman in handcuffs WITHOUT ending up in the lane of traffic he needs to find himself another damn job.

Why don't you tell us how you would have handled that exact situation if you were the cop.   

[Dipadidu]

Why don't you tell us how you would have handled that exact situation if you were the cop.   

so you couldn't without a taser?

 

[dkf360]

so you couldn't without a taser?

 

Why would I risk either one of us falling into the car lanes while scuffling?   

[Tapeworm]

Why would I risk either one of us falling into the car lanes while scuffling?   

Lol.  What scuffle?  It's a little old lady!  You pick her up and plop her down where you want her. 

If only Mars were here.  He knows how to handle these matters.

[240 is Back]

I'm interested in hearing 240 is back's take on this situation.

I'm with the cop on this one.  yeah, he could have put his hands on her - BUT - is the procedure was tase, not deliver some arbitrary level of force, then you use the gun.

He takes her down, and maybe he cracks a rib or kills her, faces a civil suit, etc.  It's all debatable if he weighed too much, tackled her too hard, etc. 

He follows the taze and it's 100% dept procedure.  his ass is covered.

She wasn't listening to the cop and she was very rude.  if I do the same, I'm in cuffs and nobody puts me on the news crying about the victim - I'm a piece of shite that didn't listen to cops.   When an old lady does it, it should be the same.  And if she's too crazy as an excuse, then she's too crazy to drive.

[polychronopolous]

Why don't you tell us how you would have handled that exact situation if you were the cop.   

Exactly how that officer did, don't be a smartass.

My point was just the notion that she would somehow end up in the middle of the road, which is silly.

1 - She isn't gonna just decide to run into the street on her own and she didn't appear to be doing so in the video.

2. If they did get into a wrestling match and she over powers him to where they end up there, he shouldn't be a police officer in the first place because he would be a weak little pussy.

Work on your comprehension skills, "dkf360".

[TechnoViking]

Actually...it IS called for...thats what "by the book 100%, means"

I put it in the same category as dumb broads who want to fight a man, then get pissed when they get the shit beat out of them....

I wonder what would happen if cops showed up on a domestic call and a guy tazered his wife because his wife was beating on him? I would love to see that video...Something tells me that guy would get brought in though

[TechnoViking]

So the police can use force to get you to put your signature on a piece of paper? I'll calling shananagan's.. Why on earth did this cop need her signature so badly...Just give her the ticket...Silly...Her lawyer is going to have a field day with this...

What if she said " I don't sign anything without my lawyer looking at it first"?

[Nizar]

Must have been an electrifying experience

I'm shocked

[Laura Lee]

I agree she was out of control there not listening to the cop (although they don't show the whole incident so we don't know what happened prior to cause her to be so angry, like why was she even out of the car? the police don't have you exit your car for a speeding ticket).  Regardless, he shoved her, he had no control over the situation.  If a ticket must be signed and she's out of the car, take her keys and tell her she can contest the ticket in court, the signature is not an admission of guilt just acknowledgment of receipt for the officer.  No need for an officer to be physical to an elderly person regardless of their sex and tazering them is what I would consider attempted murder.  He doesn't know if she has any conditions regarding her heart or has a pace maker.  He could have easily put her in cardiac arrest.  It wasn't like she was coming at him with a weapon or even trying to put her hands on him.  She was just trying to get around him (he kept blocking her) bitching and not willing to sign the ticket.  He has her on tape.  If he couldn't get her to sign it, he should have just told her that she and her car with her plate are on camera and she will be issued a citation along with a fine for leaving the scene via the courts that she will not be able to contest. 

If that woman was your mother or grandmother, those of you saying she deserved it would be singing a different tune. 

[INSOMNIA]

You, along with most cops and former cops, are a dick.  When tazers first came out, they were supposed to be used as substitues for deadly force, reducing the situstions in which a cop might fire his gun.  Instead, they started to be used to "gain compliance" in situations where an officer's safety was never at risk.  Essentially, legalized torture if you don't jump to a cop's liking.  Prior to tazers, it wasn't okay for a cop to hit you with his billy club if you were mouthing off at him or not moving fast enough unless his safety was at risk...  what's changed?   We've created a totalitarian police state by allowing this bullshit.  You're old enough to remember a time when things were different, so you know what I'm talking about.

QFT!!! Great post.

There is no reason why that full grown police officer couldnt physically control the situation without using a weapon like that. Lazy and trigger happy!!! Next it wil be ok to taser anyone, for any reason. Total abuse of power!

Most old people are beligerent and crazy.. but harmless. A shock to their nervous system like that could likely be deadly for someone that age.

[Deicide]

QFT!!! Great post.

There is no reason why that full grown police officer couldnt physically control the situation without using a weapon like that. Lazy and trigger happy!!! Next it wil be ok to taser anyone, for any reason. Total abuse of power!

Most old people are beligerent and crazy.. but harmless. A shock to their nervous system like that could likely be deadly for someone that age.

Both the officer and grandma are members of team horrible genetics.

Team Horrible Genetics approved

[kyomu]

Cute.
Turns me on