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Th1onein

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5. They are overcompensating for a lack of........well....take a good guess.

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As her husband begged them stop, Texas police repeatedly shot and Tasered a demented 67-year old [View all] AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 OP

This is one of the reasons why so many people hate cops gopiscrap Sep 2013 #1

And a reason why some of us will never go to Texas. AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #2

Exactly gopiscrap Sep 2013 #3

They are overcompensating for a lack of........well....take a good guess. Th1onein Sep 2013 #5

Is your hatred for Texas Unknown Beatle Sep 2013 #12

You're closer to the truth. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #15

You are misstating what I've said. But I've seen this before from you. AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #16

How did I misstate you? Unknown Beatle Sep 2013 #21

I stated "What's wrong with the Texas cops?" You misstated that I have a "hatred for Texas". AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #29

This sentence alone: kentauros Sep 2013 #34

Why do you have a reading comprehension problem? Where did you go to school? AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #38

No reading comprehension problem here. kentauros Sep 2013 #42

Have lived in Texas and gone to Florida on several occasion, but will never again set foot in indepat Sep 2013 #43

I didn't need another reason tblue Sep 2013 #18

Give them a medal for this heroic act against a 125-lb elderly woman with dementia jsr Sep 2013 #4

Remember the 95 yr old man? pitbullgirl1965 Sep 2013 #6

and the 107 year old Downwinder Sep 2013 #8

Yep. Disgusting. jsr Sep 2013 #10

We can call them "thugs" and "bullies" and a whole bunch of other stuff. Iggo Sep 2013 #41

A + Their job isn't even in the top 5 most deadly jobs n/t pitbullgirl1965 Sep 2013 #44

Serve and protect. Downwinder Sep 2013 #7

So who hired these idiots and what other "heroic" actions have they taken? gtar100 Sep 2013 #9

It's clear that it is now SOP to just kill and/or torture bbgrunt Sep 2013 #11

M.C.A.B. Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #13

It's time to call for a national commission on law enforcement standards and practices. n/t Comrade Grumpy Sep 2013 #14

That really is an excellent idea. avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #17

Traditionally, two branches of government, the legislative and the judiciary, msanthrope Sep 2013 #33

As a former LEO, I can't disagree with this. There are *way too many incidents silvershadow Sep 2013 #19

In addition to the greater police militarization, the increased use of steroids seems to be related. AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #39

Cue badge sniffers telling us it's not all cops in 5. . .4. . .3. . .2. . .1.. . Nanjing to Seoul Sep 2013 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #22

I didn't realize Alzheimer's patients got so violent marshall Sep 2013 #23

Most don't, but it's more common than you might think. Tanuki Sep 2013 #24

Actually, violence is very common. Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #26

In some patients, the aggitation becomes so intense that it manifests as enough Sep 2013 #27

When you say, "I didn't realize Alzheimer's patients got so violent," in what way was she AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #30

Per the story, she had a letter opener. Dash87 Sep 2013 #35

Per the story, she was HOLDING a letter opening. Per common logic, holding does not equal "violent." AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #37

This is a very confusing, poorly written article. Bad grammar, too. randome Sep 2013 #25

Cowardly thugs. nt DLevine Sep 2013 #28

I wonder if they rolled up in their APC I really do not trust cops. nt littlewolf Sep 2013 #31

Do they give IQ tests for police? B Calm Sep 2013 #32

They do - it's the only profession where a lower score is desirable, and scoring too Dash87 Sep 2013 #36

Yay, Cops! Iggo Sep 2013 #40