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I would imagine that on any given day in America, at least one cop has made a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes. Just think of all the times you've had your fast food order screwed up going through the drive thru... The thing about police in this day and age is most are carrying body cams, so these mistakes quickly become the news of the day.
I don’t get it a few dozen bad stories equate to all cops are bad? Cops have millions of interactions on a daily basis. Why are people so eager to make generalizations based on everything you hear in the news media. Do you think because the media only reports stories on teachers that sleep with students that all of them do?
I don't think all cops are bad but some of them shouldn't be cops. I think that you have to be a special kind of person to be one because it is a stressful job.
That was sad. All she could think to say its "Im going home". One has to think if they had taken the time to talk to her for a couple of seconds instead of assuming she was running from them they would have figured it out. He dislocated her shoulder.
My Father has Sundowners which is a form of dementia. I've dealt with it for a while now, and even medical professionals can have difficulty dealing with patients with dementia.
If medical professionals with specific training can have difficulty, why should a cop not given any training be expected to perform better?
Knowledge of dementia and associated diseases is not comprehensive. Each case is unique and it takes a lot of exposure to have any real skills to handle these patients.
It was probably rough on both the woman and the cop.
I would imagine that on any given day in America, at least one cop has made a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes. Just think of all the times you've had your fast food order screwed up going through the drive thru... The thing about police in this day and age is most are carrying body cams, so these mistakes quickly become the news of the day.
I would imagine that on any given day in America, at least one commercial airplane pilot has made a mistake.
Oh wait, no they didn’t, because they knew that they were getting into a high-stakes job that could cost people’s lives and well-being.
lousy people skills, and they need an intervention of some kind.
but.. why was someone known to have dementia driving a car in the first place?
Why didn't the cop fail to immediately identify the woman's dementia?
Lousy people skills is right- the cop needed them the most.
Why would someone with dementia be driving a car? Because they thought they still had the ability to drive!
Just like you do.
Would you raise hell if a cop stopped you and said you are too demented to drive your own car?
Yes. I'm sure you would.
I would too.
A drivers license is a privilege, but we all have the right to apply to get that privilege, and denying the privilege has to be proven if anyone passes the test.
If you haven't had to take some loved family member's driving license away from them yet, you will, some day.
When it happens, you will learn it isn't simple nor easy to do. Think of your comment here when your day comes.
A police officer who arrested a 73-year-old woman with dementia, pushing her to the ground and handcuffing her, after she walked away from a store without paying for about $14 worth of items last year was placed on administrative leave Thursday pending the outcome of a police investigation into the arrest.
The moves came a day after Karen Garner filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Loveland and police officers over her June 2020 arrest. Two other officers targeted in the lawsuit — a backup officer and a supervisory sergeant — have been reassigned to administrative duties, the Loveland Police Department said. https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-dem...165844640.html
What is wrong with cops? It is getting scary.
Why go to this extreme for $14. It just makes no sense to me.
Democratic Colorado: Loveland police torture elderly women with dementia, laugh at about poping her shoulder and wrists
There are so excellent police departments like Gilbert, Arizona and some terrible police departments that like to torture disabled and elderly people like Loveland, Colorado.
According to the Loveland police chief: "The Loveland Police Department is committed to serving through courteous and professional service"
I guess courteous and professional service in Loveland, Colorado means torturing frail elderly women unable to communicate because she was in an advanced state of dementia.
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Democratic Colorado: Loveland police torture elderly women with dementia, laugh at about poping her shoulder and wrists
