72-Y/O Woman Tasered by Austin Deputy

[BlueBird]

So what type of force is appropriate with a belligerent old woman who refuses to comply and is jeopardizing your safety?

Police are trained to take charge of a situation with authority right from the get-go. They're not supposed to be nice or polite.

Er, did I not say I didn't see but 20 seconds of the tape? That is what I based my opinion on. I have no idea what she did to get pulled over for. Based on what I saw, a man twice her size stomach butted (she visably stumbled) her to the side of the road. He certainly didn't worry about possibly sending her to the ground then, did he, so why would he even consider a tazer would hold less potential for injury...and employ that first?...which he didn't.

At any rate, she had sped through a construction zone and did endanger lives, so my point is moot.

 

[Razorguns]

Courts don't rule based on "Who's a dumbass" or "If they deserved it". Those aren't legal terms. Otherwise courts would have a 95% conviction rate!

Cities are scared shitless of lawsuits. Hence why they have insurance and always settle. Lawyers LOOOOVVVEEE these cases that are caught on tape. She probably had 75 lawyers call her that same afternoon.

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[-SD-]

Wait till superdave gets in here. Haven't you heard, Austin is heaven on earth!

lololo it is actually, the only problem is the police are always under the microscope, most of the time unwarranted, but this time the cop fucked up. he should have known better given the heavily anti-cop austin political/media climate.

 

[canadianhitman]

if i was on the jury, she'd get dick-all.

+1

 

[stilleto]

Clearly, I should be taking notes.

i have a perfectly clean record, if that tells you anything.

 

[ortiz34]

fuck that. Being a 72 year old post menopausal beast is no excuse. He should have just pushed her out into traffic.

ololol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!