[FourtySeven]

While it's pretty pathetic for anyone to beat up on an old lady, I wouldn't be suprised if she was somewhat to blame. In these kind of "shocking" events, there are always two sides to the story. It's just that since she's an old lady, we naturally think, "What could she have possibly done?" She very well could have been biting and kicking, as the cops alledge.

Does that mean she should've been pepper sprayed and tasered? No, of course not. I mean, how hard can it be for a couple of young cops to subdue an elderly woman? I don't think they needed taser guns and pepper spray to take her down.

Again though, I'll bet the woman didn't do herself any favors.

Just another example of everyone involved acting like an idiot.

[Modernman]

Just another example of everyone involved acting like an idiot.

I think you're probably right. The woman may have been out of line, but you have to wonder about the judgment of these cops. If I was their boss, I'd be looking into whether they're cut out to be cops if this is how they respond to an unruly old broad. I'm willing to bet they were gung-ho rookies.

[Veracious Poet]

Did you notice the first-blow was thrown by the cops and that it resulted in knocking a prosthetic from the socket?

SHEESH

I don't know about you, but I could subdue ANY 71 year old women I've ever met in a matter of a few seconds without resorting to physical violence?

"She very well could have been biting and kicking, as the cops alledge."

Oh yeah, what was she thinking of striking the King's overlords as they carted away her property and struck her on the head? Did she think she had a right to defend herself?</sarcasm>

[GladesGuru]

Sorry to disagree, but from the first description of the "event" conservatives should have known this is the result of too much regulation, enforced by too many of the "armed and dangerous".

Given the age and blindness of the victim, there can be no reason for "Ossifer Friendly" to have dealt with this elderly woman in such a manner. If two much younger cops can't deal with such a blind, aged, female I suggest that the city needs to fire these wusses.

Consider what could happen if they actually had to arrrest a young male. They would probably would have to resort to shooting - and if they can't shoot any better than they arm wrestle little old ladies, they would have to reload a time or two.

Assuming that the arrestee didn't take their guns away and handcuff them together. In a compromising position. Nude, too. Oh, I forgot to mention - with their own handcuffs.

Even the campus cops at Suntan U could do better than these clowns.

[Onelifetogive]

how hard can it be for a couple of young cops to subdue an elderly woman?

Not hard at all. Now, what's hard is to "subdue" a violent "elderly woman" without leaving any marks on her. Sometimes you can't even help an elderly woman out a chair without leaving a mark...

[momfirst]

I agree - they had her on the news a few weeks back when this story first broke. For one thing, she's not a little frail old lady, quite the contrary, she's a rather large woman that happened to get around just fine without one of those white canes.

There is more to the story than just police brutality. While I don't think they had to use the taser multiple times, I wasn't there and don't know if she continued to attack the police after they attempted to subdue her.

Like you, I think everyone involved had a little lacking in common sense.

[DB]

It's worse than that.

She's completely blind.

She was no threat whatsoever to the police.

[StolarStorm]

Of course though, this occured on HER property. They were violating her property rights.