Police Tase 87-Year-Old Woman Cutting Dandelions (border, concealed carry, vote, concealed)

[YourWakeUpCall]

Ex-LEO here. Any LEO who couldn't find a way to de-escalate this situation has no business wearing a badge. End. Of. Story.

[YourWakeUpCall]

Originally Posted by budlight

How long have you been a police officer?

So, you're saying an untrained civilian has better judgement than a trained police officer? How long have you been a police officer?

[YourWakeUpCall]

Originally Posted by homelessinseattle

How long have you been a human being? On the planet?

Do you have any mirrors in your house? Perhaps you should look in them occasionally.



This is a no-brainer. Unless a firearm is involved, an old women is a minimal threat to a trained police officer.

[YourWakeUpCall]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

See something, say something.
https://www.dhs.gov/how-do-i/report-suspicious-activity
crazy 87 year old dandelion harvesting terrorists!

It terrifies me beyond words that we're on the same side of this issue.

[saltine]

Is she retarded?

[YourWakeUpCall]

Originally Posted by neko_mimi

A more honest title would read "cops tase non-compliant woman who was approaching with a knife".

Her age and the dandelions are irrelevant details which were obviously used to invoke sympathy.

Wow. Age and the ability to pose a real threat have EVERYTHING to do with it. Please, please, tell me that you're not a police officer.

[saltine]

How do we know the babbling old coot with a large butcher knife wasn’t behind the boys and girls club to harvest some children?

[Mikala43]

They KNEW she didn't speak English, so while technically, when told to drop your "weapon" and they do not comply, you would use force..... but she is 85, and while I didn't see the size of the knife, I'm sure it wasn't a machete. Their reaction seems extreme. Some common sense was lacking.

Edit: DH brought up a good point. Did dispatch convey the information that she does not speak english and she was cutting vegetation?

2nd edit: Learned a new word. Extigency (sp?). She was not threatening anyone, and she was not threatening to harm herself - so why the need to go to the force of the taser?

[YourWakeUpCall]

Originally Posted by saltine

How do we know the babbling old coot with a large butcher knife wasn’t behind the boys and girls club to harvest some children?

Wut?

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by Thom Jenkins

there are 10s of thousands of police encounters every day in this country. some of them are going to end poorly. its not an easy job.

Often times it is not. That is not an excuse for doing a poor job.