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Police: Taser Used On Nude 80-Year-Old Woman Attempting Hit Officers With Cane
CBS Charlotte ^ | June 15, 2012 10:04 AM

Posted on 06/15/2012 4:48:18 PM PDT by null and void

Police in Dorchester County, S.C., used a Taser on a nude 80-year-old woman after she allegedly attempted to attack police with her walking stick. WCSC reports that when police answered a complaint of someone making loud noises in the area, they were met by an elderly woman wearing no clothes on her porch, reportedly hitting the steps of her porch with her cane.

According to police, the woman, who spoke “confusingly,” began to swing her cane at the officers when police tried to take it away from the nude woman. As police continued to talk the woman out of swinging her cane at them, another officer used his Taser on the woman’s back. The woman was immediately transported to a nearby medical facility for treatment.

When police investigated the area, they discovered that the woman, a former tenant, had broken three windows at the property after the owner attempted to give the deposit back to the woman.

WCSC reports that no charges were filed against the woman despite the $250 worth of property damage.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: donutwatch; southcarolina
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To: Slump Tester

Oh... hadn’t thought of that. ;^)


41 posted on 06/15/2012 6:43:06 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Republicanism: Y1 Rant Y2 Rant Y3 Rant Y4, Oh nevermind, vote for him anyway. Rinse & Repeat!)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

And that is as it should be. I have no problem with reasoned force if someone goes out of their way to ask for it.

If the woman had a knife, I might even have agreed that the Taser might have been the best idea here. A cane? Nah!

Thanks for the additional comments. Take care...


42 posted on 06/15/2012 6:51:52 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Republicanism: Y1 Rant Y2 Rant Y3 Rant Y4, Oh nevermind, vote for him anyway. Rinse & Repeat!)
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To: doc1019

Almost sounds that way (the cops) doesn’t it.

I think that 18 to 45 might be expanded in some circumstances, but it strikes me that it’s use might prove fatal in an older person. 80? Come on... I’d sure hate to kill an old lady because she had a cane and I didn’t want her to have it.

Thanks for your comments.


43 posted on 06/15/2012 6:54:49 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Republicanism: Y1 Rant Y2 Rant Y3 Rant Y4, Oh nevermind, vote for him anyway. Rinse & Repeat!)
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To: Ken H
Did you forget the ‘/s’ on that post?

I don't think so.

And I'm not a cop, either.

44 posted on 06/15/2012 6:54:58 PM PDT by Steely Tom (If the Constitution can be a living document, I guess a corporation can be a person.)
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To: DoughtyOne

And you, as well.


45 posted on 06/15/2012 6:55:41 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Tax-chick

LOL!


46 posted on 06/15/2012 7:03:56 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Pray for our republic.)
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To: DoughtyOne
I put my kids in Aikido and my husband and I wound up taking it too. Husband REALLY got into it.

But I love it for kids especially, because you can't do anything until somebody comes at you. The whole point is to deflect, rotate, transfer their energy into dumping them on the ground or into a joint lock. And there's a lot of tradition including respect for the teacher & other students.

(When my husband would say, "Here! Grab my arm!" all our friends would back away slowly, shaking their heads.)

47 posted on 06/15/2012 7:11:01 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGS Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: null and void

She was not “nude.” Nude is someone wearing no clothes that is alluring and exciting.

Nekkid means they’re wearing no clothes and “up to no good.” Therefore, she was most likely “nekkid.”


48 posted on 06/15/2012 7:19:43 PM PDT by Rides_A_Red_Horse
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To: driftdiver

driftdiver...”imbecile” — to whom are you referring?


49 posted on 06/15/2012 7:29:22 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

The cop who tasered an 80 yr old woman. thought that was pretty self evident.


50 posted on 06/15/2012 7:34:00 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: DoughtyOne

You have to train someone NOT to taser an 80 yr old woman who has a cane???????


51 posted on 06/15/2012 7:36:13 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: AnAmericanMother

That sounds like just the right program. Very good.


52 posted on 06/15/2012 7:58:31 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Republicanism: Y1 Rant Y2 Rant Y3 Rant Y4, Oh nevermind, vote for him anyway. Rinse & Repeat!)
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To: driftdiver

No, that wasn’t the point. The point is, these men need to be trained to take an object like the cane away without using a higher level of inappropriate force.

Evidently, they didn’t know what else to do. That’s the cryin’ shame.


53 posted on 06/15/2012 8:01:30 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Republicanism: Y1 Rant Y2 Rant Y3 Rant Y4, Oh nevermind, vote for him anyway. Rinse & Repeat!)
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To: DoughtyOne

It’s kind of hard to grab the cane when you are covering your eyes.


54 posted on 06/15/2012 8:11:57 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman

LOL


55 posted on 06/15/2012 8:13:38 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Republicanism: Y1 Rant Y2 Rant Y3 Rant Y4, Oh nevermind, vote for him anyway. Rinse & Repeat!)
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To: null and void

But did they shoot her dog?


56 posted on 06/15/2012 8:40:12 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (REPEAL OBAMACARE. Nothing else matters.)
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free

She didn’t have a dog, so they had to Taser her...


57 posted on 06/15/2012 8:51:16 PM PDT by null and void (Day 1242 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Obama is not a Big Brother [he's a Big Sissy...])
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To: null and void
Police: Tasing 80-year-old was 'best way to apprehend her'

Small comfort, at least she didn't have a pet dog with her.


58 posted on 06/15/2012 10:30:25 PM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: Boogieman

**But there is no reasoning to someone hopped up on Geritiol and Fixadent**


59 posted on 06/15/2012 10:35:52 PM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: Daffynition

Now that right there is funny!


60 posted on 06/16/2012 12:01:50 AM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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