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He asked for her License and insurance 5 times, and she refused all 5 times. He then tells her that if she continues to refuse to give him her license and insurance the she will be arrested. She tells him to arrest her. He then tells her 10 times to get out of the car, and she refuses. He then calls for backup, and physically removes her from the car.
This is exactly what they are trained to do. I see nothing wrong. If you refuse to cooperate with the police you can expect to be arrested. You refuse to cooperate with the arrest and they will force compliance in what ever means is necessary.
 
The old lady was an ass with an outsized sense of self-entitlement, but watching that vid again, the cop could have handled his approach in a more patient way that wouldn't have resulted in an arrest.

When asked for her license and reg, she said, "I'll give it to you in a minute." He could have paused a couple of beats and let her blather about her bladder a bit more, and then gotten the documentation he needed.

I don't have a lot of sympathy for that woman, but the cop is a peace officer and could have handled this better. Pulling that woman out of her vehicle and arresting her did not improve public safety. The procedural costs and time lost in processing her were not warranted. Your tax dollars at work, friends.
 
Pulling that woman out of her vehicle and arresting her did not improve public safety.

I disagree. Most people her age are a hazard at any speed, much less ~16MPH over the limit. Besides, did you notice how after she was being escorted to the police car she was more concerned with her vehicle running than wetting herself? Had she really been in a rush to pee as she claimed, she would have pissed herself when she was forcefully removed from the vehicle.
 
she deserved it - seems like she's never dealt with cops before. But some cops can be real dicks regardless.

There was a light out at an intersection here so a cop was directing traffic. I was the passenger and my wife was supposed to make a left turn - the cop didn't gesture anything to either direction, at all. Even I was confused as to whether we're allowed to go with him just standing there. Seeing that she had an opening she was going for it. But the cop decides to tell her to stop. "Did I say to go?!" Then something we couldn't hear. Then a second, yes a second later, he let's us make the left and as we're passing by he said something "asshole" something in an aggressive manner. Was that really necessary? First of all who calls a woman an "asshole"? What a dick. I wonder what would've happened if I rolled the window down and said something back. Cops have authority but what about verbal abuse? Curious.
 
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Pulling that woman out of her vehicle and arresting her did not improve public safety.
I disagree. Most people her age are a hazard at any speed, much less ~16MPH over the limit.

Then make re-testing mandatory every year after a certain age, and issue her the damn speeding speeding ticket, but, again, pulling that woman out of her vehicle and arresting her was an unnecessary and disproportionate and unwise use of force.
 
Then make re-testing mandatory every year after a certain age, and issue her the damn speeding speeding ticket, but, again, pulling that woman out of her vehicle and arresting her was an unnecessary and disproportionate and unwise use of force.

How else should he have removed her if not with force? And it didn't appear to be excessive force, just enough to remove her.

EDIT>> I can't believe I'm defending the cop when nothing makes my blood boil more than a cop abusing his authority and using excessive force.
 
im not saying she acted properly in that situation, but he damn sure could have handled that better himself. I dont care whats going on, you dont put hands on a 77 yold woman. What if that was your grandmother or mother. You would not stand for it.

You don't put your hands on old women??

What if you just came home from a long hard day of work. Your pissed because that fat bitch ate all the snacks again, and your boss just told you there are no bonuses this quarter. On top of that your car battery was dead and you couldn't get a jump so you had to wait for the AAA to come fix that. On the way home you get a flat and while changing your spare you rip your nice new slacks. So you get home and there is no dinner waiting for you, the god damn kids aren't even there to say "hi Daddy!". You go upstairs and you find your 87 year old mother (whom you graciously let live at your house to help with the kids) has just murdered your wife and drowned two of your kids in the tube so they can "be with jesus" and is about to drown the third. How about now, can you put your hands on her?
 
How else should he have removed her if not with force? And it didn't appear to be excessive force, just enough to remove her.

As I said, he didn't need to drag her out of her car at all!

Do0d, you responded to my post #55 with your post #56, which started this back and forth. Didn't you read it before you responded. Here, I'll re-quote it with the relevant part bolded:

The old lady was an ass with an outsized sense of self-entitlement, but watching that vid again, the cop could have handled his approach in a more patient way that wouldn't have resulted in an arrest.

When asked for her license and reg, she said, "I'll give it to you in a minute." He could have paused a couple of beats and let her blather about her bladder a bit more, and then gotten the documentation he needed.


I don't have a lot of sympathy for that woman, but the cop is a peace officer and could have handled this better. Pulling that woman out of her vehicle and arresting her did not improve public safety. The procedural costs and time lost in processing her were not warranted. Your tax dollars at work, friends.
 
The old lady was an ass with an outsized sense of self-entitlement, but watching that vid again, the cop could have handled his approach in a more patient way that wouldn't have resulted in an arrest.

When asked for her license and reg, she said, "I'll give it to you in a minute." He could have paused a couple of beats and let her blather about her bladder a bit more, and then gotten the documentation he needed.

I don't have a lot of sympathy for that woman, but the cop is a peace officer and could have handled this better. Pulling that woman out of her vehicle and arresting her did not improve public safety. The procedural costs and time lost in processing her were not warranted. Your tax dollars at work, friends.

and that may not have helped. after she was done odds are when he asked for the information again she would have went off with "didn't you understand" or something. I do not think she would have cooperated no matter what. well she did once she was under arrest.

but yeah him taking another minute wouldn't have hurt. i just don't think it would have changed the outcome.
 
The cop needed to be alittle more professional instead of being so blunt. He's supposed to be out there protecting the peace but wtf did this actually accomplish? Nothing. People are assholes, police need to be able to access the situation and respond accordingly. To blow a traffic stop into a arrest is taking it a bit too far. This is why people hate cops, all it takes is one.
 
You don't put your hands on old women??

What if you just came home from a long hard day of work. Your pissed because that fat bitch ate all the snacks again, and your boss just told you there are no bonuses this quarter. On top of that your car battery was dead and you couldn't get a jump so you had to wait for the AAA to come fix that. On the way home you get a flat and while changing your spare you rip your nice new slacks. So you get home and there is no dinner waiting for you, the god damn kids aren't even there to say "hi Daddy!". You go upstairs and you find your 87 year old mother (whom you graciously let live at your house to help with the kids) has just murdered your wife and drowned two of your kids in the tube so they can "be with jesus" and is about to drown the third. How about now, can you put your hands on her?
Speaking for myself, you had me at fat bitch ate all the snacks again.
 
Then make re-testing mandatory every year after a certain age, and issue her the damn speeding speeding ticket, but, again, pulling that woman out of her vehicle and arresting her was an unnecessary and disproportionate and unwise use of force.

So in your world a person is entitled to simply refuse to cooperate with a police officer doing his job in perfectly valid and legal way and get away with it? REALLY?

The fact that most 77 year olds do not belong behind the wheel is not in any way, shape or form connected to this particular incident. Why are you attempting to link the two? Yes, seniors should be tested. And yes, seniors should be taken off the road if unsafe. And yes, seniors who pass the testing earn the same rights as all other licensed drivers. So what?

NO licensed drivers have the right to refuse to comply with a police officer asking to see license and registration for a legitimate traffic offense. ANY licensed driver of ANY age will get arrested for acting like that. She does not get a waiver to act like a self-entitled piece of shit just because she's 77 and fat. Any person who does that will get treated the same way. So please explain why police procedures need to be re-written to account for old hags who think the existing laws don't apply to them.
 
NO licensed drivers have the right to refuse to comply with a police officer asking to see license and registration for a legitimate traffic offense. ANY licensed driver of ANY age will get arrested for acting like that. She does not get a waiver to act like a self-entitled piece of shit just because she's 77 and fat. Any person who does that will get treated the same way. So please explain why police procedures need to be re-written to account for old hags who think the existing laws don't apply to them.

How that black and white world you are living in?
 
You don't put your hands on old women??

What if you just came home from a long hard day of work. Your pissed because that fat bitch ate all the snacks again, and your boss just told you there are no bonuses this quarter. On top of that your car battery was dead and you couldn't get a jump so you had to wait for the AAA to come fix that. On the way home you get a flat and while changing your spare you rip your nice new slacks. So you get home and there is no dinner waiting for you, the god damn kids aren't even there to say "hi Daddy!". You go upstairs and you find your 87 year old mother (whom you graciously let live at your house to help with the kids) has just murdered your wife and drowned two of your kids in the tube so they can "be with jesus" and is about to drown the third. How about now, can you put your hands on her?

was, you dont put hands on old women to complex of a sentence for you?

Let me dumb it down then

no. hurt. old. women.

No I wouldnt put my hands on her. You just dont. You snatch the kid I doubt I need to beat up an old woman to take kids away.
 
So in your world a person is entitled to simply refuse to cooperate with a police officer doing his job in perfectly valid and legal way and get away with it? REALLY?
Don't put words in my mouth. I didn't say that, and I don't hold that position.

Here's what I did say, with the most relevant part bolded:

The old lady was an ass with an outsized sense of self-entitlement, but watching that vid again, the cop could have handled his approach in a more patient way that wouldn't have resulted in an arrest.

When asked for her license and reg, she said, "I'll give it to you in a minute." He could have paused a couple of beats and let her blather about her bladder a bit more, and then gotten the documentation he needed.


I don't have a lot of sympathy for that woman, but the cop is a peace officer and could have handled this better. Pulling that woman out of her vehicle and arresting her did not improve public safety. The procedural costs and time lost in processing her were not warranted. Your tax dollars at work, friends.

The fact that most 77 year olds do not belong behind the wheel is not in any way, shape or form connected to this particular incident. Why are you attempting to link the two?

When you get done jumping up and down and attempting to put words in my mouth, perhaps you'll come to your damn senses and realize I didn't "attempt to link the two," I was just responding to the poster who did.

Again, angry guy, here's what I did say, again with the relevant parts bolded:

Pulling that woman out of her vehicle and arresting her did not improve public safety.
I disagree. Most people her age are a hazard at any speed, much less ~16MPH over the limit.
Then make re-testing mandatory every year after a certain age, and issue her the damn speeding speeding ticket, but, again, pulling that woman out of her vehicle and arresting her was an unnecessary and disproportionate and unwise use of force.

Multiple FAIL POST on your part, hombre. 😉
 
In many countries annual driving tests for the old and decrepit are a requirement. We can't do that here because we have these silly things called democracy and voting and the AARP.

If I was Overlord these things wouldn't happen.
 
was, you dont put hands on old women to complex of a sentence for you?

Let me dumb it down then

no. hurt. old. women.

No I wouldnt put my hands on her. You just dont. You snatch the kid I doubt I need to beat up an old woman to take kids away.

That is pretty fucking ignorant.
 
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