Police taser honking grandma

AP ^ | 8/21/04

[ambrose]

Sat, August 21, 2004

Police taser honking grandma

Said woman, 66, tussled with officers

By AP

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Police said yesterday two officers have been disciplined and department policy changed following an investigation into the officers' use of a taser when arresting a 66-year-old grandmother who honked her car horn at a police cruiser. Louise Jones was arrested in June on charges of misuse of a car horn on a city street, resisting arrest and intentionally inflicting bodily harm on an officer. Her husband, Fred Jones, 74, was also arrested and charged with interfering with an arrest.

Police said Louise Jones tussled with officers when they tried to give her a ticket for honking the horn. One of the officers used the taser, which is capable of issuing a 50,000-volt shock, to stun her. The officers said Fred Jones then came downstairs and jumped on one of the officers' backs.

Louise Jones said she pulled away from the police when one of the officers grabbed her arm, and her husband said one of the officers had his knee on his wife's chest.

As a result of an internal investigation, the department has increased the threshold for when taser use is appropriate and now requires a field commander to look into each taser deployment.

Police have also developed a task force made up of community members and department personnel to look into the department's current taser-use policies.

"This was an unfortunate incident that I believe could have been avoided if there would have been a less confrontational environment," said Chief Richard Easley in a statement. "Officers of this department, however, are held to a very high standard in their professional conduct."

[Stew Padasso]

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[TheCrusader]

"66 is not that old anymore. I have seen 74 year old women who are very dangerous and should be Tasered."

At age 66 the average woman has completed roughly 85% of her expected lifespan. She is indeed senior ciizen, and probably has a half dozen or so medical conditions. But these senior citizens who misuse their horns can be very dangerous and hard to handle for a cop. Wonder if they charged her with 'hornography'? LOL

[Stew Padasso]

Maybe they had to jumpstart her heart after smacking her with a nightstick? We need more details.

[codyjacksmom]

Sounds like this old lady was just a little "horny". LOL

[microgood]

What?! Cars have stairs? My Audi doesn't have a staircase so what was Grandma driving?!

I remember this when it happened. She honked at them when they were going to a nearby house and told her to stop the honking. After they were done with that house, they came back to her house (she had left the car and gone into her house) and knocked on the door and that's when all this happened.

[SirLurkedalot]

LMFAO!

[hershey]

Some grandmas are pretty big, and if you've watched Cops, some of 'em are in your face like you wouldn't believe. Only half the story is told here. Two cops at least...one hefty woman. So why was she beeping the horn? Crack house? Why do I think a hefty lawsuit is in the works?

[Banjoguy]

TASERS need to have an intensity setting, like "stun", especially if they're going to evolve into phasors. (Yuk, Yuk)

[rebel_yell2]

You CANNOT honk at a cop. Otherwise, they will arrest you and if you resist, they MAY use DEADLY force, charging you with attempting to harm their persons. Or, if you are lucky, they may simply shock the SH*T out of you, and then beat you senseless for blowing that horn.

God forbid that you ever flip off a cop! That also is a Capital Offense, but of an even higher order.

[Awestruck]

"SURELY you aren't defending these idiots who tased a 66-year-old woman? Do you really think they were in fear of physical harm from her? "


you mean you haven't been introduced to FR's own "Cops are always right" crowd? Don't you know as a good law and order conservative you are supposed to obey the police no matter what.. if you are innocent you have nothing to fear from them...
or so I keep hearing...

[pageonetoo]

It would be a good idea to have each officer personally experience what it's like to get tasered.

...on the genitalia! Pigs are always pigs!

[sharktrager]

I am not defending or attacking them.

It gets down to exactly how she caused the officer harm. I have known plenty of 66-year old women that would need some serious restraint if they decided to strike out.

My issue is the claim by many on the thread that she was tased for honking, which is not the case.

[Darksheare]

Maybe she was driving one of thse huge mine dump trucks that have stairs on the nose...

[Larry Lucido]

Cars have stairs? My Audi doesn't have a staircase so what was Grandma driving?!

Loud horn, too.

[Trickyguy]

I have known plenty of 66-year old women that would need some serious restraint if they decided to strike out.

No, you don't know any.

[PaleoPal]

" 'This was an unfortunate incident that I believe could have been avoided if there would have been a less confrontational environment,' said Chief Richard Easley in a statement."

Yes, I believe standard police procedure would be to shoot her dog.

[sharktrager]

Hell, my last 2 girlfriends moms were about that age, and I wouldn't want either of them coming after me.

And I'm 6'2 220 and boxed.

[DJ MacWoW]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh Now I understand why she had to be tazed. That was a hard-hitting, truck driving, loud horn honking grandma that scared the policemen.

Actually, why would 2 men admit to being roughed up by a 66 year old woman? Can you imagine the ribbing they got from colleagues? I'm not trying to diminish their inappropriate response to the lady but can you say "wussies".

[muggs]

Actually, why would 2 men admit to being roughed up by a 66 year old woman? Can you imagine the ribbing they got from colleagues? I'm not trying to diminish their inappropriate response to the lady but can you say "wussies".

That's what I was thinking. Sheesh, what scaredy cats.

[muggs]

I think my hubby better stay out of Kansas City.
He is the most impatient man I know.