Posted on 04/21/2021 1:32:55 PM PDT by simpson96
A 73-year-old grandmother of nine was picking wildflowers on the side of the road in Loveland, Colorado, last summer when a local cop got out of his patrol vehicle and told her to stop—beginning a police encounter that ultimately left her with broken bones, bruised, and traumatized.
Loveland Police Officer Austin Hopp had been driving behind Karen Garner with his overhead lights on because she was accused of shoplifting from a nearby Walmart. But Garner did not appear to notice, according to body camera footage published by Garner’s attorney Wednesday.
Garner has dementia and sensory aphasia, an inability to understand spoken and written speech, according to a federal civil rights lawsuit filed on her behalf this week against the city of Loveland and three officers involved in Garner’s arrest.
Hopp asked Garner why she didn’t stop after he activated his lights and siren, at which point Garner gave him a blank expression, said something unintelligible, and started to move away.
“No, no, no,” Hopp said, according to bodycam footage.
Hopp then grabbed the 80-pound woman, threw her to the grass, and twisted her arms behind her back, bodycam footage shows. Garner was still clutching a handful of wildflowers. A second cop, Daria Jalali, arrived within minutes and assisted in the arrest.
Then, despite Garner’s evident distress and small stature, Hopp pushed her left arm “painfully upward,” according to body camera footage and the lawsuit. Police repeatedly threw her on the ground, and hog-tied her on the side of the road—a controversial restraint that’s been banned by some police departments.(snip)
“I’m going home,” Garner cried repeatedly.
As a result of the incident, Garner was left with a dislocated shoulder, a fractured humerus bone, and a sprained wrist, the lawsuit alleges. She was covered with bruises by the time she arrived at
(Excerpt) Read more at vice.com ...
She’s clinging to her cell phone. Not gonna let it go.
The idiots in uniform are doing themselves no favors by being the stupid.
Sounds like a case of a cop getting his authority disrespected.
Now, defend the popo, and civil forfeiture, and qualified immunity, and how they will be between us and Antifa, and they won’t be the front line of gun confiscation...
I would be so SO very upset if this was someone in my family. Poor lady. In my opinion, the Cop broke with reality the moment he ‘threw’ this 80lb elder to the ground. Emotionally, she may never get over this.
My Dad suffered from dementia for his last few months of life. Their demeanor or their apparent focus can change dramatically from one moment to the next.
They need patience and at times, they just need some space.
What a little bitch that cop is. He needs a right proper ass-kicking.
More importantly, what kind of a family (children/grandchildren) does this old lady have when (almost a year later) these two cops are still walking around?
My attitude toward the police — “law enforcement” — has evolved considerably over the years.
So how did a single dislocation or broken bone occur? All he had to do was cuff one wrist and then the other, gently.
How threatened do you need to be to do this to an older 80 pound woman?
Power-tripping cop missing some common sense. I back the blue, but they are out there.
Shes White, nobody cares.
This woman has dementia and she is still driving?
Why the Heck is she still allowed to drive?
“As an aside, not sure she should be driving.”
She wasn’t driving. She was walking. When I first saw the video I thought she had been stopped and walked away from her vehicle, but no. There was no vehicle other than the cop car.
“A little bloody, a little muddy, that’s how it works”
Didn’t that cop see the sign around her neck that says she doesn’t speak or hear none to well? /S
You are nuts. Is that how you want your wife , mother or grandma treated,
Could you enlighten everyone how you would prefer police detain and arrest shoplifting and assault suspects that would be better than this method?
Should they just beam them to jail? Is that how it works in your magical kingdom?
Can they tell the difference between a taser and a gun? You never know these days.
I have to question why she still possessed a drivers license with demonstrated lack of cognizance. This didn’t happen over night.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.