Police: Taser Used On Nude 80-Year-Old Woman Attempting Hit Officers With Cane

CBS Charlotte ^ | June 15, 2012 10:04 AM

[DoughtyOne]

Oh... hadn’t thought of that. ;^)

[DoughtyOne]

And that is as it should be. I have no problem with reasoned force if someone goes out of their way to ask for it.

If the woman had a knife, I might even have agreed that the Taser might have been the best idea here. A cane? Nah!

Thanks for the additional comments. Take care...

[DoughtyOne]

Almost sounds that way (the cops) doesn’t it.

I think that 18 to 45 might be expanded in some circumstances, but it strikes me that it’s use might prove fatal in an older person. 80? Come on... I’d sure hate to kill an old lady because she had a cane and I didn’t want her to have it.

Thanks for your comments.

[Steely Tom]

Did you forget the ‘/s’ on that post?

I don't think so.

And I'm not a cop, either.

[Tijeras_Slim]

And you, as well.

[Bigg Red]

LOL!

[AnAmericanMother]

I put my kids in Aikido and my husband and I wound up taking it too. Husband REALLY got into it.

But I love it for kids especially, because you can't do anything until somebody comes at you. The whole point is to deflect, rotate, transfer their energy into dumping them on the ground or into a joint lock. And there's a lot of tradition including respect for the teacher & other students.

(When my husband would say, "Here! Grab my arm!" all our friends would back away slowly, shaking their heads.)

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

She was not “nude.” Nude is someone wearing no clothes that is alluring and exciting.

Nekkid means they’re wearing no clothes and “up to no good.” Therefore, she was most likely “nekkid.”

[ProtectOurFreedom]

driftdiver...”imbecile” — to whom are you referring?

[driftdiver]

The cop who tasered an 80 yr old woman. thought that was pretty self evident.

[driftdiver]

You have to train someone NOT to taser an 80 yr old woman who has a cane???????

[DoughtyOne]

That sounds like just the right program. Very good.

[DoughtyOne]

No, that wasn’t the point. The point is, these men need to be trained to take an object like the cane away without using a higher level of inappropriate force.

Evidently, they didn’t know what else to do. That’s the cryin’ shame.

[Boogieman]

It’s kind of hard to grab the cane when you are covering your eyes.

[DoughtyOne]

LOL

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

But did they shoot her dog?

[null and void]

She didn’t have a dog, so they had to Taser her...

[Daffynition]

Police: Tasing 80-year-old was 'best way to apprehend her'

Small comfort, at least she didn't have a pet dog with her.

[Daffynition]

**But there is no reasoning to someone hopped up on Geritiol and Fixadent**

[dayglored]

Now that right there is funny!