I doubt it. Making excuses for law enforcement abusing power and fear mongering targeted at the left usually go hand in hand.
As many people have pointed out already, she had gone from being part of the public to being a danger to public. He was in the process of protecting the public from her. As an exaggeration you could say that the bank robber is part of the public and that the police should protect the robber.
No kidding, what on earth.....?! I practically grew up being harassed by cops and generally despise them. However, that video is about as clear case as I have ever seen where she escalated things by not obeying orders. Police are not going to stroke anyone's ego, especially when you (in grandma's case the CRIMINAL) are being uncooperative. Besides, to have the TENACITY to walk away in an attempt to leave the scene was already taser-worthy. This guy had unreal patience.
I'll put it like this. Let any male under 40 try and walk away from a police officer trying to detain him...and after he get's his a$$ beat no one will feel sorry for him. Everyone will say "he tried to walk away from the cop like an idiot". Duh...if the cop tells you to stop and you don't they have to use force to detain you. So that either = getting shot (heaven forbid), getting maced, getting billy clubbed, getting pummeled or forcibly put to the ground, or getting the taser. When you disobey the cops these are your options. These options suddenly don't apply to someone just because they are old...and honestly, getting tased (towards the side of the highway away from the cars) is actually the safest method of detainment for an old person. You can easily break something on a 72 yr old chick by wrestling her to the ground, especially next to a highway with moving vehicles. The only thing he did that I didn't like was when he pushed her back with some force, because if she fell she could have been SOL.
I wonder what the public reaction would be if this was a 23-year old black male. Your age, gender, and race should not be an excuse to be above the law. The old bag deserved what she got.
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Tell that to your mom or grandma. That cop was probably unqualify to handle this kind of situation. Yeah, she might be a bit out of line but if I have a common sense, I would've handle the situation differently instead of using the lazy tactics.
She knew exactly why she was pulled over. She admitted already that she was speeding. She didn't want to sign the ticket and got out of the truck, which is what caused the entire episode. And then of course she went and lied on TV about it so her credibility is shot to ****. I don't agree with the cop tasering her but in no way am I on her side.
She could've also had a heart attack from getting tazed or injured herself while convulsing from the tazer. The safest move would've been to let her go. The cop already had her license, had issued a citation and could've tracked her down if they were determined to take her into custody. I agree she should've just cooperated and was resisting but this was a situation over a minor technicality that some discretion on the part of the officer might've been warranted.
For those of you who don’t agree with how the police officer handled the situation, how do you feel about profiling? You are obviously all FOR profiling, since that's basically what you are saying the officer should have done, right? Rocket River??
Officers are told to not use every means available to aprehend someone especially where they are not violent. Letting her drive away rather than escalate this might've been the wisest decision.
More man hours wasted. More tax money wasted. And she would still have refused to cooperate and now she's inside her house instead of outside where you can actually get to her.
Grandma could have easily been the 88 year old that shot up the museum yesterday. Or a 600 pounder, weak heart and all. Or a black teenager. The results would have been and should be the same if you were stopped for committing a crime followed by disobeying orders.
As opposed to if she had a heart attack or was injured in some other way over the altercation? This was a situation that could've gone very wrong and police use discretion all the time. For example many police force don't allow high speed chases due to the danger to bystanders. You could say that if you have a suspect in your sights and your cruiser can outrun their Hyundai why waste taxpayers money setting up a road block or getting them some other way. The problem is that if something goes wrong it will cost the force and taxpayers a lot more down the road.
Why do cops ever chase perps? It's because they are trying to get them in custody. Resulting in chases that often result in accidents. Letting her go and having them track her down later could easily just result in something even bigger. If you're saying they should have let her go because she already had the ticket and NOT pursued her even though she was resisting...well damn, then if I'm ever pulled over and have something illegal going on in my trunk, I'll just act like a moron until they decide "we should let this crazy guy go on his own, we already have his license and gave him a ticket"
That cop was pathetic.....there are way more diplomatic and respectful ways of dealing with a 72 year old great grandmother. If you want respect, you have to earn it..that guy did nothing to earn her respect. She pays his salary for crying out loud. DD
