For what it's worth, the lady is 4ft 10in tall. Her mug shots show her height clearly. There were three officers, and as I recall, two had pulled guns, and one had his taser out. They were frightened of retreating because she could have advanced on them quickly and deployed her garden knife (she was more than 5 yards away). She could have disabled the two nearest officers while the third, behind them, was fumbling with his gun. How do they train the police in America? After tasing the 87 year old lady she was handcuffed and taken to the station, and not given medical attention for more than three hours. Tasers are less lethal weapons, not non-lethal weapons, and are not supposed to be used on elderly persons, I thought.
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There were three officers, and as I recall, two had pulled guns, and one had his taser out. They were frightened of retreating because she could have advanced on them quickly and deployed her garden knife (she was more than 5 yards away). She could have disabled the two nearest officers while the third, behind them, was fumbling with his gun.
How do they train the police in America?
After tasing the 87 year old lady she was handcuffed and taken to the station, and not given medical attention for more than three hours.
Tasers are less lethal weapons, not non-lethal weapons, and are not supposed to be used on elderly persons, I thought.
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