I’m on the fence on this.
That slam was pretty rough, but this loon was drunk driving, resisting arrest, and being a psycho. If she had killed someone, would I give a damn that she was 70?
Age doesn’t make you a sweetheart, but it sure doesn’t explain why a cop half her age could not detain her without that action.
It sure as hell wasn’t some young buck fighting back.
I do still have some level of respect and courtesy in my being for those who are much older than I and I see no compelling reason to take the woman to the mat, while handcuffed. and make an example out of her. Too many cops seem to feel the need to brutalize when they have the upper hand and when they feel the macho urge to show their superiority simply because they wear a badge and carry a gun. It is no longer an isolated incident or just a very few who are doing this. Like the “knockout game”, when video catches them, the prevalence is revealed. When these sadists commit their acts, it is usually their union reps and crouching sycophants who argue how hard their jobs are and how they are exposed to the worst elements and how they should be given the benefit of doubts. Police are no better than the average citizens they are supposed to serve. Indeed, the fact they have such power means they should be cleaner and purer than the rest of society. I give them one chance. One screw-up. One mis-step. One miscalculation. That’s it. Once the line has been crossed, they are gone, fired, incarcerated. Period.