Officer tasers & jails 68 year old woman for honking her horn

http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/3426924/detail.html ^

[lormand]

I was watching Cops or some show like it and remarked to my wife at the treatment they gave a "john" who was stung soliciting prostitution.

They surrounded his car (no problem so far), then violently pulled him out of the car and three cops piled on him knee first. I'm not sure of the wisdom of using violent methods to arrest someone who completely followed directions and gave no resistance while committing a non-violent crime.

[TommyDale]

This sounds like a really tough cop, picking on 68-year-old women. What is that mental disorder that cops have that they need to feel "superior"?

[Lijahsbubbe]

What's amazing to me is that the more outrageous the incidents get, I think to myself, "now surely this is where everyone will draw the line." And there never fails to be a number of people who will rationalize the incident.

[lormand]

I'll blame it on the fact that you are on a broadband connection by yourself, while I am on some mickey mouse office network. :)

[Ima Lurker]

There are bad cops out there, we all know that. But whenever I read these kinds of stories my first thought is there is more to the story than we are being told.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Power trip. Like some teachers, pastors, priests, doctors etc. Any authority position will attract a number of them.

[coloradan]

I'm not sure of the wisdom of using violent methods to arrest someone who completely followed directions and gave no resistance while committing a non-violent crime.

The wisdom is in getting the populace to fear the police. Only then will there be true liberty.

[TET1968]

It's amazing what some armed people can do in their first four months of duty.

[EggsAckley]

[Oztrich Boy]

Where do they get these guys? I mean you can tell they have really losened the standards for hiring police in the last 20 years.

Don't ask. Don't tell.

[Modernman]

What is that mental disorder that cops have that they need to feel "superior"?

Small penis?

[Lijahsbubbe]

What? Liberty is freedom, not fear. Do you think the people under the Taliban or the heel of communism had liberty?

[Lijahsbubbe]

Ohh, she's black. Well that explains it.

[Kackikat]

Drivers poor decision lands his whole family in jail...that is title.

[streetpreacher]

Barney Fife Syndrome?

[sport]

She should consider herself lucky he did not shoot her.

[streetpreacher]

She looks like a mean one to me.

[coloradan]

Sorry, forgot the /s tag. Thought it wouldn't be needed, though.

[EggsAckley]

I'm sure your comment was meant as sarcasm.

[nothingnew]

Don't know what to think of this story...just glad I live 6'000 ft up and far from town, which I visit 2-3 times a month. Rocky Mountain high...

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