Reply to: Grandma your behaviour is shocking

[expat]

Well, you can't bring up her age (since that would be ageist anyway), but the simple fact of the letter remains that the Police Officer asked her to comply and she became abusive and refused to cooperate with an Agent of The Law.

After multiple warnings, he exercised proportionate force to defuse the perpetrator.

Oh dear. He exercised force to make her obey, not to protect himself or others.

That is what is wrong. No-one denies that she was verbally abusive and uncooperative. The question is whether that justifies physically attacking her.

What is this "defuse the perpetrator"? Perpetrator of what? "Perpetrator" usually refers to "the person who committed the crime". You have just classified her as criminal, therefore deserving of whatever comes to her.

BGG, have you been playing too many games and causing your humanity to atrophy?

[Moscow Mule]

After multiple warnings, he exercised proportionate force to defuse the perpetrator.

There's a sneaky cut in that vid.

One second she's right next to him and he's asking her to step back "or I will taser you" the next frame, she's about 3 feet away from him and gets tasered.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Sounds like justifiable homicide to me...

Why?

[Board Game Geek]

Well, you can't bring up her age (since that would be ageist anyway), but the simple fact of the letter remains that the Police Officer asked her to comply and she became abusive and refused to cooperate with an Agent of The Law.

After multiple warnings, he exercised proportionate force to defuse the perpetrator.

[BlackenedBiker]

Sounds like justifiable homicide to me...

CORRECT

[Prickles]

At least in the UK the Taser won't be abused. Except for terrorist diabetics, of course.

[BlackenedBiker]

Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain

not if they had stun guns......

[expat]

Just a bit of physical torture to make someone shut up and obey.

Good thing we don't do that here.

[BlackenedBiker]

88, and Nick Griffins Dad

He is still alive, who do think supplied the eggs

[Menelaus]

88 and crazy.....

88, and Nick Griffins Dad

[BlackenedBiker]

88 and crazy.....

[oraclesmith]

...the guy that killed a security guard at the Holocaust Museum in Washington was 88.

[BlackenedBiker]

There is only 1 law I can conceive that is more ridiculous than the right to bear arms and that is the right to arm bears.......

Oh, and sleeping with your underage adopted daughter.

Woody Allen

[Mich the Tester]

Could have a concealed weapon in her cardigan. Anyhow, anyone can be a danger in America no matter how old they may be, if they have enough cash to buy a gun. See this...

"US biker shoots dead speed camera operator
By Visordown News
Enraged 68-year-old kills safety camera man in ride-by shooting

A BIKER in America has shot dead a speed camera operator in a ride-by shooting, Police have said.
Thomas Destories, 68, handed himself into Police after opening fire on speed camera operator Doug Georgianni's van.

Destories has subsequently been charged with the first-degree murder of the 51-year-old.

"I'm sorry. I was going to turn myself in," Destories, 68, told police. "I didn't mean for anyone to get hurt."

During the incident five shots were fired at the marked Safety Camera van. Three were grouped on the window of Mr Georgianni's seat.

Police found a magazine for a .45-calibre pistol in Destories' front pocket when they arrested him. "

Sure you didn't mate.

[BlackenedBiker]

"US biker shoots dead speed camera operator "

I am F**KING going, and that's all there is to it.

Awesome