Posted on 01/28/2005 6:15:58 PM PST by ambrose
Posted on Fri, Jan. 28, 2005
Officer disciplined for using Taser on elderly woman
Associated Press
ROCK HILL, S.C. - A Rock Hill police officer received a verbal warning and was required to attend a Taser retraining course after using a stun gun on an elderly woman, according to documents released Thursday.
An internal investigation found that Officer Hattie Jean Macon acted prematurely when she used a Taser on Margaret Kimbrell, 75, at EdenGardens retirement home, where Kimbrell had gone to visit a friend on Oct. 15.
Police Chief John Gregory said Macon should have used the "empty-hand technique" - grabbing the suspect's arms or wrists - as the restraint method before using the 50,000-volt Taser.
Macon was called to the nursing home after Kimbrell refused to leave. Kimbrell has said she was distraught after the staff would not disclose the location of her sick friend and she became concerned the friend had died.
Kimbrell jerked away from the officer as she tried to grab her and later swung her arm at Macon's face, according to a police report. The officer then fired the Taser, striking Kimbrell in the back, police said.
Kimbrell, who said she suffered bruises on her leg and face after being knocked to the floor by the force of the device, has claimed she did not swing her arms or threaten Macon.
Kimbrell, who was charged with trespassing and resisting arrest, will plead not guilty on both counts and may file a lawsuit against the department, her lawyer has said.
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This officer should take a nursing aide class like I did and learn how to put up with tempermental old folks.
And no silly billy-club retraining seminars to fret about.
haha.....or you could just twirl her around a few times and she'd get dizzy and fall down all by herself.....I thought cops should be more crafty
A Classic Case.
It's What happens when a "Feisty Blue Hair" doesn't Want strained Peas & puréed liver & Onions.
Try telling 'em "NO JELLO TONIGHT". They'll Riot in the Halls!
My twelve year old son could subdue a 75 year old woman, or at least push her out of the building.
There's a reason this cop is in trouble. It's called excessive force.
Anyway, nobody gets too hurt from a taser.
Wouldn't be too sure about that. When a 75 year old person hits the pavement, broken hips have been known to happen.
Dang! Better order some clean underwear for those two.
Too bad.
Me too. In fact, I think we should rethink the practice of having female cops who, lacking the physical strength of their male counterparts, may tend to rely more heavily on tasers.
Flame away!
The point about the Woman Cop is valid. What really irks me though is the existence of some misguided 'Rambo' types who, unfortunately, inhabit many police departments. They're like out of control adolescents eager to play with the latest 'Toy' or respond with overwhelming and unnecessary firepower all too often. They make the job of the conscientious, responsible cop all that much more difficult, add fuel to the anti-police arguments of certain Libs and, in general, degrade their offices. JMO
I knew guys like that in high school. They were always reading Soldier of Fortune magazine and couldn't wait to join the military or the police force.
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