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May I point out that we are only getting one side of the story here?
The entire article is lifted verbatim from Mr. Henderson's law suit. (Follow the links).
In other words, what you are reading is the old man's lawyer's version of events. There is no effort to present the incident from the officer's point of view.
I'm impressed by the fact that this incident occured in 2009, and Ofc. Scott is still with the department. That tells me he survived the initial citizen's complaint and internal investigation (which by law, always preceed a civil suit). To me, that means there are two sides to this story. If the incident occured the way Henderson's lawsuit says it did, Scott would have been likely been fired, or maybe even prosecuted himself.
As a 30 year cop (happily retired), I can tell you that even very old and very young people can present a safety problem for officers. Reading between the lines, it looks to me that Mr Henderson did his civic duty by reporting the incident, then did not extract himself when asked to, and allow the officer to do his job. If that's the case, Henderson may have gone from helping, to interfering. Depending on how forceful he was, that may explain how he wound up on the ground in cuffs, despite his advanced years.
I am dismayed at the knee-jerk anti-cop attitude from most of the posters. Remember, while the officer's actions seem hard to justify, YOU ONLY HAVE ONE SIDE OF THE STORY PRESENTED HERE.
No matter how bad this looks, there are always two sides. The officer definitely has some explaining to do, but we just don't have enough facts yet to make a judgment. It's important to keep an open mind.
That is because too many cops have gone from being the good guys to being the bad guys. I can tell you that, as a law abiding citizen I am very wary of the police.
You think cops go around manhandling 80 year olds for fun?
Any dumb-ass sensationalist headline you GOBBLE IT UP.
Thank god we finally got BOTH sides of the story and the video showing the guy harassing the cop.
Plus the guy seems like a jackass doing a "Citizens-Arrest" Aka FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
I can just see the headline if the cops hadn't beat him up and sent him to the hospital:
Fairhope Mayor awards citizen the Certificate of Merit in calling police and assisting them by holding a drunken motorist from leaving the scene of horrific accident.
Unfortunately, we'll never see headlines like this again.
I like and respect cops and the important jobs they do, but the CYBubba'sA is still the dominant thought.
May I point out that we are only getting one side of the story here?
I am dismayed at the knee-jerk anti-cop attitude from most of the posters. Remember, while the officer's actions seem hard to justify, YOU ONLY HAVE ONE SIDE OF THE STORY PRESENTED HERE.
No matter how bad this looks, there are always two sides. The officer definitely has some explaining to do, but we just don't have enough facts yet to make a judgment. It's important to keep an open mind.
Why would an 84 year old retired army intelligence officer and veteran of 3 wars lie?
And why would his wife?
May I point out that we are only getting one side of the story here?
The entire article is lifted verbatim from Mr. Henderson's law suit. (Follow the links).
In other words, what you are reading is the old man's lawyer's version of events. There is no effort to present the incident from the officer's point of view.
I'm impressed by the fact that this incident occured in 2009, and Ofc. Scott is still with the department. That tells me he survived the initial citizen's complaint and internal investigation (which by law, always preceed a civil suit). To me, that means there are two sides to this story. If the incident occured the way Henderson's lawsuit says it did, Scott would have been likely been fired, or maybe even prosecuted himself.
As a 30 year cop (happily retired), I can tell you that even very old and very young people can present a safety problem for officers. Reading between the lines, it looks to me that Mr Henderson did his civic duty by reporting the incident, then did not extract himself when asked to, and allow the officer to do his job. If that's the case, Henderson may have gone from helping, to interfering. Depending on how forceful he was, that may explain how he wound up on the ground in cuffs, despite his advanced years.
I am dismayed at the knee-jerk anti-cop attitude from most of the posters. Remember, while the officer's actions seem hard to justify, YOU ONLY HAVE ONE SIDE OF THE STORY PRESENTED HERE.
No matter how bad this looks, there are always two sides. The officer definitely has some explaining to do, but we just don't have enough facts yet to make a judgment. It's important to keep an open mind.
the cop and chief should both be fired, and the cop who did the beating should be spending time in prison for battery. also the rest of the cops should be reminded that they work and get paid by the people of their community and to do this kind of disservice to them is a surefire way to get fired.
An Alabama police officer allegedly hospitalized an elderly man who called 911 to report an accident across the street from his house while his wife watched the entire beating from her wheelchair.
Poor guy.... ANOTHER IDIOTIC COP OUTTA CONTROL!!
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