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In reply to the discussion: Cops taser 87yo woman while gardening with a knife. [View all]WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)106. That would have been mine too. A smile and
Having a friendly tone can work wonders.
This was just so very wrong the way it was handled by the person who made the call and the cops. This wasn't even in a big city. It says the neighbours all knew her, the cops should have tried knocking on a couple of doors first.
Once upon a time in the US cops in villages and cities walked a beat, rode it on horseback or biker it. They got to know most of the people who lived in their areas. They made it their business to do so. Maybe we need to go back to doing that again.
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Theres a very old man at the end of my road who I sometimes cut his grass...........
Old Vet
Aug 2018
#69
"She had a small kitchen knife and was cutting dandelions in a lot next to her house"
dalton99a
Aug 2018
#4
Thanks for posting this...After reading the above, it is even more obscene ..Why?
Stuart G
Aug 2018
#48
Don't know how they afford police dept,I know this:"It is a stupid police dept."
Stuart G
Aug 2018
#16
How about these grown men just learn to use their words? How about they use their brains ...
Hekate
Aug 2018
#21
Firing these cops is the ONLY solution. Too stupid to know or learn anything...
Stuart G
Aug 2018
#22
Question, could this event happen in England, France, Japan, Australia or other countries?
Stuart G
Aug 2018
#28
an even less aggressive response? do NOTHING, you assholes, you have got to be FUCKING
niyad
Aug 2018
#31
Now that I think about it, she was walking around with a knife and wouldn't leave...
C Moon
Aug 2018
#58
If you're in a wheelchair, sure. Otherwise, it's conjecture and supposition.
LanternWaste
Aug 2018
#66