72-Year-Old Woman Tasered: Is time to take tasers away from cops?

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72-Year-Old Woman Tasered: Is time to take tasers away from cops?

by Grace W. Bush Posted June 10, 2009 15:40:21

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A great-grandmother, Kathryn Winkfein, got tasered by a cop in Austin Texas after getting pulled over. The cop who tasered granny said that Winkfein refused to sign the ticket assigned after she was pulled over for speeding. The 72-year-old mouthed of the police and got physical...

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+5 raves Jezebel June 10, 2009 16:47:41

Answered: No. Tasers and cops belong together like milk and cookies.
She did kinda have it coming -_-
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poet4justice October 06, 2009 22:12:58

Answered: Yes. Take tasers away from cops now!
i dont think taser are the right tool for this situation when their are an arsenal non lethal weapons
justme September 25, 2009 22:53:42

Answered: Yes. Take tasers away from cops now!
They are out of control!!!
Connie July 14, 2009 20:24:39

Answered: Yes. Take tasers away from cops now!
This cop should be suspended immediately! Now I know what "Don't Mess with Texas" really means!!! What a bas_ _ _ _ !!!!!
Xuvy June 17, 2009 17:33:26

Answered: Yes. Take tasers away from cops now!
and guns too, I really couldn't believe this when I saw the news NOR the Chief backing up the idiot cop that did this, she need her family to the city down to the sidewalks.
NattiFan**GunnsBeaverAss** June 16, 2009 11:58:26

Answered: No. Tasers and cops belong together like milk and cookies.
It a little over the top, but I don't think the actions of this officer should generalize them all.
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davidh June 15, 2009 19:40:20

Answered: No. Tasers and cops belong together like milk and cookies.
Tasers don't taze grannies, pussy ass cops taze grannies.

Tasers are great for taking down suspects in a non-lethal manor. But to taze somebody because they "Argue" with the police, that is just pathetic. And besides, he shoved the lady. How would you react to being shoved by the police in that manor?
Xuvy to davidh June 17, 2009 17:34:39

I'd rip his crotch to pieces when I got up from being tazed...he would not procreate ever again.
davidh to Xuvy June 18, 2009 13:29:19

Have you ever seen the video of the cop in Hot Springs, Ar? He put a 14yo girl in a headlock and was never punished.
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Ben Lugo June 15, 2009 17:44:55

Answered: Yes. Take tasers away from cops now!
A friend of mine got tasered at a Popeye's restaurant while ordering food because the idiot cop made a mistake.
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darkast June 13, 2009 03:56:30

Answered: Yes. Take tasers away from cops now!
all the cops are doing with the tasers are abusing them! i say take them away from them!
Cindy to darkast June 30, 2009 19:21:05

not ALL... thats about as likely as getting hit by lightening..
darkast to Cindy July 12, 2009 06:46:16

wat ever.......
firefly June 12, 2009 17:25:35

Answered: No. Tasers and cops belong together like milk and cookies.
No, then the Nazis will use guns-like they did on those dogs a few years ago!
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whatsatobe June 12, 2009 03:30:31

Answered: Yes. Take tasers away from cops now!
In addition, take ALL firearms away from law enforcement individuals in the local, state and federal levels, for there is not one clause in the armed to the teeth Second Amendment which authorizes them to possess any form of weaponry.
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Cindy June 11, 2009 17:03:58 (edited)

Answered: No. Tasers and cops belong together like milk and cookies.
Until I actually SAW the video I thought omgosh the cop really went WELL-OVER his boundries this time - it's still a little ridiculous because she had her back to him, BUT first he only slightly shoved her because she was getting him and her in the line of traffic and she was VERY COMBATIVE!! She did say "go ahead and tase me .. I dare you" so the cop wasn't too out of line actually.. as she kept saying don't touch me and running away from him so he couldn't really detain her in a normal fashion and anybody else younger girl or guy (especially guy) would have been tased and deserved it as well.. so the cop basically had too.. or one of them could have been seriously injured..or killed in traffic.
Xuvy to Cindy June 17, 2009 17:36:26

Next your grandparents if you've allowed them out of the basement.
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jenova boy June 11, 2009 15:53:19

Answered: No. Tasers and cops belong together like milk and cookies.
sure we'll take tazers away and then bullet proof vests, and then we'll disband the police altogether and let the criminals run rampant. this brings it all back to focus... BLAME THE GUY WITH THE GUN NOT THE GUN!!!
Xuvy to jenova boy June 17, 2009 17:37:40

well, i sorta like taking away their vests, tazers and guns not a bad idea they aren't bright enough to use them properly. BTW I never cry when a cop bites the dust.
jenova boy to Xuvy June 18, 2009 15:24:03

that is... (for lack of anything better for me to say) extremley pathetic
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Piwan June 11, 2009 15:36:15

Answered: Yes. Take tasers away from cops now!
I saw this on the news and it really pissed me off! One thing to taser some psychopath, but an old lady??????
A complete outrage!
Cindy to Piwan June 11, 2009 17:13:03

if you REALLY saw the video, you would have had to understand the cop in this one!
Connie to Cindy July 14, 2009 20:34:48

Not so! What I saw was a very large cop shoving a short, old woman, and screaming at her like a banshee!!!
Cindy to Piwan June 11, 2009 18:06:49

PERHAPS you didn't actually see the ACTUAL video of it?! What was also outrageous was her attitude and her combative challenging behaviour!!!
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Piwan to Cindy June 12, 2009 14:34:50

That may be so, but it is known that some people have DIED from being tasered! I saw the footage on the news. Its one thing if some psycho is threatening you with harm, that is self-defense, but any other than that doesn't waarant that.
Cindy to Piwan June 30, 2009 19:33:53 (edited)

yeah well they die from being hit by a car too- which the cop was also trying to keep her from and they die from a gun - oh and if he had to throw her down and possibly mess up her hip... hmmm.. not many options huh?? .. he had no choice... and like I say- obey the law & act like a old LADY and you will be treated like a LADY .. why do people take advantage of "FREE Country" it's not free to be a lawbreaking jackass!! I'm so SICK of lawbreakers acting like a victim.. HEREs YOUR SIGN ... "break the law at your own risk!!"
Xuvy to Cindy June 17, 2009 17:40:42

Wow. A fiesty ole 72 year old and a fat pig four times her size, this is the day when you can no longer argue with those in any form of authority i guess or you will be shot or tazed at the very least. We only see her after the provacation...and yes she was angry SO THE FUCK WHAT??? Next cops funeral there is I hope it's his. I'll go just to laugh.
Connie to Cindy July 14, 2009 20:36:33

What I saw was an cop abusing his power. They are supposed to set an example. Heaven forbid that kids would be required to "respect authority" if they have to follow this guy as an example.
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fishlip June 11, 2009 14:24:16

Answered: Yes. Take tasers away from cops now!
whats wrong with cops lately ? taser a 4-11 ,72 year old lady ? really ? they need to come up with more vigorous mental screening process or someone is going to end up needlessly dead.
Cindy to fishlip June 11, 2009 17:14:10

apparently YOU didn't see the video either - don't judge EVER .. things aren't always what they seem!
Xuvy to Cindy June 17, 2009 17:41:29

I don't think you saw it I know I've seen it a lot.
Cindy to Xuvy June 30, 2009 19:40:50

WTH?? moderate what?? :)
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Candace June 11, 2009 13:19:10

Answered: No. Tasers and cops belong together like milk and cookies.
are the rules different for everyone based on age? if she was 22 ( and still female) would we feel differently? she was wrong and old enough to know better. if he forced her to the ground to handcuff her, she could have broken a hip... would people then say, he should have just tased her?
Xuvy to Candace June 17, 2009 17:42:55

If a big fat slob of a cop cannot control one spindley ole lady without throwing her around or tazing her he IS NOT IN COMMAND and someone that cannot command a situation should NOT BE ARMED EVER.
jenova boy to Xuvy June 18, 2009 15:26:20

yeah let him get forceful with her so you can all bitch about execive force right?
Cindy to Xuvy June 30, 2009 19:41:51 (edited)

was that your word of the day?
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chaoskitty123 June 11, 2009 09:29:39

Answered: No. Tasers and cops belong together like milk and cookies.
Police officers should be allowed to keep tasers but the second tasering when she was on the ground was completely unnecessary even if some idiots think this guy was too weak and she was too great a threat to where he couldn't have forced her into submission. The real question is training as he could have killed the old woman which is why many states have regulations against tasering the elderly.
jenova boy to chaoski... June 18, 2009 15:27:48

i have a friend on the force, tasers can be used non lethaly agianst a baby, a pregnant woman, and even the elderly with pace makers too
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gregaj7 June 11, 2009 05:18:11

Answered: Yes. Take tasers away from cops now!
...And to change police policy and training on weapons usage!! If you need to taser someone that you outweigh by 100 pounds, it is way past time to turn in the badge.
Cindy to gregaj7 June 30, 2009 21:01:18

oh please - HENCE the tasers people - so he doesn't have to throw her to the ground and hog tie her- how about that?? or let her run around like the idiot she was and get hit by a car?? I'm sure she would rather be tased than her eyes burning out of her sockets with pepper spray - oh and old people have delicate eyesite as it is.. the safest thing to do would be to obey the law.. wow... wheres the easy button now??
gregaj7 to Cindy June 30, 2009 23:40:13

How about the police that enforce the "law" first set the example of obeying it.