Posted on 09/24/2007 5:27:48 PM PDT by decimon
DeLAND, Fla. -- A 91-year-old World War II veteran spent eight days in jail after being accused of threatening his caregiver who apparently refused to let him take a walk around his assisted-living facility.
William Kepler was arrested at Deerfoot Manor Alf, an assisted-living home in DeLand, after an incident involving his nurse.
DeLand police were called to the facility, and Kepler was arrested after police said he refused to obey their commands.
Kepler said officers used excessive force on him during the incident.
After eight days in custody, James Floyd, who did not know Kepler, paid a $6,000 bond and took him into his own home.
"There is no excuse for what they did to him, especially when he did not show a firearm or pull a firearm or pull a weapon," Floyd said. "They just flat took him down."
Floyd said he bailed the 91-year-old out of jail because it upset him that he was behind bars.
"This man here, he fought for his country. He fought for me. He fought for you. That's why we're here. If it wasn't for him, this would be a messed up place. It tears me up," Floyd said.
Kepler admitted that he had a fake gun on his person but said he never pulled it out, according to the Local 6 News report.
"They should have an ethical (manager) in there watching them and correcting them. They are plenty wrong," Kepler said of the assisted-living home. "They need a legitimate, honest person to guide them because they're crooks."
The DeLand Police Department said any force was used because they said Kepler did not obey to their commands.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
That being said, this article is poorly written, and designed to elicit a reaction.
My grandfather is dead now.
But he was a very proud man. Self made. Came from nothing. Made a fortune. Was too proud to use a cane, much less a walker or a wheelchair.
When a MALE nurse tried to force him to wear a diaper for the first time, that nurse dam near lost his teeth. My grand dad’s legs and back were shot, but his arms were still half way working and his hands were still strong as ever.
They shot him up so full of drugs right after that, he went into a coma and didn’t come out for a week. When he did come out, he wasn’t the same. He died two months later.
I’m thankful that he only endured care like that for as short a time as he did. I brought him a thermos once a week with a beer hidden in it for that two months.
I was proud to tears when I learned he tried to escape everyday he was there. And ashamed to tears I didn’t know about it earlier so I could do something about it.
Those scumbags at the assisted living center stole his expensive suits and his jewelry.
“Someday you’ll want a nurse like...”
Someday?
People are afraid of making a decision on their own. That’s the reason for a lot of this nonsense.
“Those scumbags at the assisted living center stole his expensive suits and his jewelry.”
They make huge profits and pay barely skilled people below market wages to take care of old folks. The job stinks, the pay is worse, and these things are usually just a warehouse until they die.
One place here serves bologna everyday.
I wouldn't excuse bad behavior and there is always more to the story than what is written.
**But monkey alert!**
But...what do we expect from a 91 year old? Is this how how we will be treated for being a bit dotty?
And you're not real picky.
Give a couple of decades or so and I don’t think anyone will be worried about cantankerous 91 year old men: compulsory euthanasia will take care of them.
No explanation needed. I'm just enjoying the scenery.
Save, save, save boys and avoid the low rent district.
I was at DQ last night. My 6 y/0 granddaughter was freaking out because there was a "cop" in there. She kept asking "do they take kids to jail?" It was amusing, wondering what she had done that she was worried about but sad that she was so scared of him. They were our "friends" when I was a kid.
Such horror stories here. Are any of yall in Texas? Here, residents rule and the State regulates us like we are a nuclear plant.
I’m sorry to hear that story. Regrettably, such stories are too common... but seldom told.
They still are. And, if they're not, they should be fired.
If I had been in your shoes, I would have introduced her to the officer rather than allow her to continue harboring a phobia.
“Are any of yall in Texas? “
Nope, Florida. The HQ of old people warehousing.
My point is that I think we have lost something special along the way because of rules/regs/and fear of litigation.
I am afraid it will be called Hilarycare!!!
Seems like “the invisible hand” likes to post to itself. “(life is like “a bad Saturday Night Live skit that is done in extremely bad taste.”)
We seem to be graced with such a connoisseur of life. Oh, goody.
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