Grandmother who was Tasered gets probation

mkpdavies · 04-08-2005, 02:51 AM

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-kan02.html

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A 67-year-old grandmother who was shocked with a Taser stun gun after she honked her car horn at a police cruiser has been given a year's probation for sparking a quarrel with officers.

A charge of improper use of the horn against Louise Jones was dismissed last week in Kansas City Municipal Court. Her husband, Fred, 76, who became involved in the fray last year, also got one year of probation for the same charges -- resisting arrest and attempting to inflict injury on an officer.

Taking Zero Tolerance too far? Is this what we want in Britain?

Alex McKee · 04-08-2005, 10:55 AM

Blimey :shock: Definately not what we want for Britain!

mkpdavies · 04-08-2005, 05:32 PM

No, I want to here from the ZT at all costs people. Is this what we really want?

John Carter · 04-08-2005, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mkpdavies

No, I want to here from the ZT at all costs people. Is this what we really want?

Yes.

Roger Gough · 04-08-2005, 06:04 PM

Who's saying we want it in Britain, Matt? Just because we got Big Mac 'n' Fries don't mean we'm gon' get tasered Grannie y'all. :wink:

mkpdavies · 04-08-2005, 06:07 PM

Well after an innocent guy got 8 bullets pumped INTO phpbb_his head, call me paranoid, but I'm a little jumpy.

Judge dredd doesn't appeal to me.

Grannies beebing horns deserving a tasering! Sign me out of a society that wants that.

Roger Gough · 04-08-2005, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mkpdavies

No, I want to [here] from the ZT at all costs people. Is this what we really want?

Hear [here]. I don't mean 'hear hear', just hear [here].

John Carter · 04-08-2005, 07:29 PM

I'm sorry guys, you must all have missed this bit:

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resisting arrest and attempting to inflict injury on an officer.

So, it wasn't just horn honking - looks like the oldies tried a bit of fisticuffs.

mkpdavies · 04-08-2005, 07:52 PM

This is true, I didn't read it properly.

If they got violent, then they deserved to cop a taser in the ass.

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Alex McKee Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gloucester Posts: 6,666	Blimey :shock: Definately not what we want for Britain!

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Roger Gough Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hotel California Posts: 708	Who's saying we want it in Britain, Matt? Just because we got Big Mac 'n' Fries don't mean we'm gon' get tasered Grannie y'all. :wink: