She was a feisty spirited little old lady. So she fired a few rounds off at the cops. Why the hell didn't the cops just leave, and the relatives wait her out, and eventually get the gun from her? I mean, come on. The solution to this would have been to walk away, and THAT's the solution that would have been taken (and no doubt has been taken) in any sane community where this rather amusing human drama has played out and will play out. Does anybody think this is the first time a cantankerous old grandma has taken a pot shot at an officer? Puhleeeeze.
But to drop the ol' lady because the cop feared for his life after she winged a few shots at him?
Candy ass cop with way flawed priorities. He could have protected his own life just as well by leaving her as shooting her.
Disgusting.
I don’t disagree. We need to demand a change to the training of our police. Plenty of non-lethal means to handle these situations. Getting a bit of background on people they are encountering; in a town like this the town knew this woman, so it wouldn’t be hard to do.
But, given our current operating procedure, it wasn’t a clear abuse of power. She was shooting, cop didn’t know what he was encountering because procedures aren’t in place for that, so he used lethal force.
Absolutely.
The big bad cop should have turned tail and RAN to the car. To hide.