US deputy warns 72-year-old woman 5 times before shocking her with Taser

Yahoo news ^ | June 10 | Jim Vertuno

[Michael.SF.]

AUSTIN, Texas - A 72-year-old woman who refused to sign her speeding ticket got out of her truck and dared a deputy to shock her with a Taser.

So he did. Video released by a Travis County Constable's Office shows Kathryn Winkfein hitting the ground and moaning while the shocks jolted through her body after the May 11 confrontation with Travis County Sheriff's Deputy Chris Bieze.

Winkfein was stopped for driving 60 mph (96 kilometre) in a 45-mph (72-kilometre) zone just west of Austin. A dashboard camera in the deputy's car shows the 4-foot-11 (1.5 metres) Winkfein refusing to sign her speeding ticket, getting out of her white pickup truck and cursing at the deputy constable.

[Michael.SF.]

I suppose the usual crowd will come out and say that the cop over reacted, brutalized this woman, etc. etc.

Well, judge the video for yourself, but in this case, that crowd would be right.

[muawiyah]

You have your basic 72 year old woman. Her behavior might well be a symptom of some serious cardiovascular problems.

Best to not fire her up just in case she dies. This cop was lucky ~ but next time, "crispy critter".

[jakerobins]

Was it this Grandma???

[pray4liberty]

Oh, dear.

[MAexile]

“Don't tase me, sonny!”

[Spktyr]

“I dare you to Taze me!” “Okay.”

She did ask for it.

[Charlespg]

this woman is 72 years old. how old is the cop?

junor needs to get a new job

[KoRn]

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[Michael.SF.]

She did ask for it.

and not just once but five times!

[trumandogz]

Both actors in the event were a-holes.

[Gay State Conservative]

Tasering a 72 year old in anything but the most desperate of situations is very risky,lawsuit-wise.One of these days such an elder is gonna have a heart attack or stroke while being tasered and the cop doing it and the police force that employs him/her will be up a creek without a viable means of propulsion.

[South40]

Bum scene for granny. She should have followed his direction. Then again, maybe she suffers from Obamaitis, a condition that prevents one from making wise decisions.

[DesertRhino]

Look at the video,,,its pretty clear she was not acting that way because she was suffering from cardio issues. In fact, she was suffering from repeatedly scuffling with the cop a foot from the white line. Traffic was whizzing right by.

She was doing this because she was an obnoxious loudmouth 29 year old in 1967. Not all old people are nice Aunt Bea.

All her fault, she had all the warning you could ask for.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Hot Babe ping in #3...

[rawhide]

I wonder if the deputy had not had the taser, what would he had done? It is obvious that he was not in any danger from a 72-yr old woman. I think cops are finding it far to easy to taser nowadays. This cop was far too quick on the draw and should be disciplined, imho.

[Michael.SF.]

All her fault, she had all the warning you could ask for.

LOL.

I usually catch hell for defending cops in similar scenes, but I do believe he had other alternatives besides zapping her with a stun gun.

[DesertRhino]

Yeah,, and if she got onto the highway again and got hit by a pickup whizing by at 55mph, what would you be saying? And if they both got killed when some car skids into them as she is being obnoxious on the side of the road? If she gets an osteoporosis bone broke as he wrestles her into cuffs,,thats all cool?

Look at the video, she was shoving her way around him, a foot from the road. And you dont get heart attacks from a taser.

[dragnet2]

Give up the license to police!

It's safer to electrocute grandma with a taser, and drop her on the pavement, because handcuffing her could have injured her.

Besides, Grandma was a threat to the officer even though he was twice her size.

[vetvetdoug]

Everytime I watch the video I see a loud mouthed woman that has used her sex to bully her way and then complain that she is a woman...an old woman...a 72 year old woman and then disrespect the LEO. She was arrogant and combative. The LEO would be in trouble if he'd let her go; he'd be in trouble if she'd walked into traffic; if he'd physically restrained her and bruised her or broke a brittle bone; this LEO was screwed with almost every scenario out there. Did you see the woman lie about the incident until it hit the news? She denied it all...vindictive b....h...