Emergency? Here's Why The WORST Thing You Can Do Is Call the Cops

ECR ^ | 25 Jun 10 | EC1

[Behind Liberal Lines]

They should change the name of that show to "El Reno 911"

[DeFault User]

Next time...

[stylin_geek]

Fabulous, the cops could very well have started an out of control fire with those tasers.

Good God, the woman is attached to pure oxygen and the cops conveniently supply an ignition source?

Nevermind tasing a little old bed ridden lady, they could have incinerated the entire complex.

This is beyond stupid.

[Pessimist]

A 1911 is much more efrfective than a 911 any day of the week! :)

[jacknhoo]

Real men. /sarc

[Ramius]

Well... I just don’t buy the story and I didn’t when it was originally posted either. Twelve cops all respond to a simple welfare check call? What? I don’t think so. Obviously there’s something huge that’s missing from the story.

[ConservativeMind]

The court papers for this are here:

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/06/24/TaserGranny.pdf

[ConservativeMind]

Then read the actual court papers:

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/06/24/TaserGranny.pdf

[oh8eleven]

Well... I just don’t buy the story ...
Me neither and I also note how the author refers to the police:

"... that call for help was answered by nearly a dozen armed tax-feeders employed by the El Reno Police Department."

No bias there.

[ConservativeMind]

Read the dang court papers in the prior link if you doubt this version of it.

[glasseye]

“There is no situation so bad that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman....”

[Lmo56]

"Just TRY and tase me, you lousy coppers !!!"

[Wilderness Conservative]

Not an easy complaint to read. I wouldnt want to be the cop’s lawyer and have granny take the stand.

[oh8eleven]

What a surprise, the granny and grandson are suing!
I'm shocked I tell you, just shoooooooooooooooocked!

[ConservativeMind]

So, you visit your grandmother and determine an emergency medical person should show up, so you call 911 and ten armed cops show up without a ambulance and storm into the home, take you outside and cuff you while firing multiple tasers at your invalid grandma while cutting off her oxygen, and you would say, “Bless those men!” like the idiot jailee in “Life of Brian”? Oh, and the grandma had to spend a week in a mental institution for this intrusion?

You are freaking out of your mind if you don’t sue.

[grjr21]

He stated in his report that the 86 year-old plaintiff“took a more aggressive posture in her bed,” and that he was fearful for his safety and the safety of others.

 

Somehow this does not surprise me

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Some cops just get their kicks hurting people!

[emax]

Stories like this one sure provide a s**tton of ammo for far left activists like Moveon.org, ACORN, Black Panthers and even the rap industry, ever since the days of NWA’s F**k Tha Police, when they cry out incessantly of America as a haven for police brutality.

Of course, it should be used as evidence for why ordinary Americans need to discover the basic means to defend themselves, and NOT blindly rely on police.

[4yearlurker]

“I’m shocked I tell you.”

So was the 86 year old lady.