Police Hit Great-Grandmother, 68, Five Times With Taser Gun

[Bluebear]

Franklin, OH - Police in Columbus, Ohio hit a 68-year-old grandmother with a Taser gun five times for trying to leave the police station.

Beverly Kidwell, 68, was arrested for hitting her granddaughter. She was in the waiting room of the station when the incident occurred, police said.

Kidwell said she had been waiting for a long time and got up to leave. She was then hit with the Taser.

"I don't know if he thought I was going to get up and leave or what, but he pulled his gun. I thought it was a gun. I'd never seen a Taser gun in my life and I thought, 'Oh my God. He's going to shoot me. He's going to kill me," Kidwell said.

The police lieutenant in the case said he is the victim, reports WCMH. He adds that she was resisting arrest.

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7001389284
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=44467

Kidwell

[NVMojo]

1. give idiots weapons and you end up with victims like this lady and

the mentally ill man on that plane this past week and prisoners at Gitmo and Abu Graib.

[bluestateguy]

2. Someday one of these cops is going to get tasered back by someone

n/t

[AndyTiedye]

6. Already A Cop Has Tasered His Partner

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. Dec 8, 2005 — An argument between two police officers over whether they should stop for a soft drink ended with the male officer using a Taser stun gun on his female partner, authorities say. A Taser delivers an electrical shock to immobilize its target.

...

According to a police report, Dupuis and partner Prema Graham began arguing after Dupuis demanded she stop their car at a store so he could buy a soft drink. Graham instead drove back toward the police station.

The two then struggled over the steering wheel, and Dupuis used his department-issued Taser to hit Graham in the leg, the report said. She was not seriously hurt.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1387033

[madeline_con]

28. Wasn't there a soda machine at the cop shop? n/t

[SammyBlue]

3. Two questions, the 2nd related to the 1st.

1: Was she black?

2: If she was, is anyone surprised? If she wasn't, how fast before the whitewash starts?

I hate cops! All cops! "She was resisting arrest." Oh, so that excuses the cops for shocking her as many times as he did!

What happened to my country???

[Bluebear]

4. Answers:

Updated post. No, quite white. Tasers seem to be equal-opportunity weapons.

[zanne]

22. We're been hearing alot about power-crazy cops lately.

I don't know if cops are getting "mean" or not, but I think the Patriot Act really emboldened some of the officers with a taste for power.

[Broken_Hero]

5. Man...you can never underestimate

those grandmas, i'm surprised that cop only tasered her 5 times, i'm sure the cops manual says "for grandmas, 6-8 taser shots are allowed." I think these cops were being merficul only tagging her 5 times...

Yes, i'm being sarcastic, and probaby failing to be humourus. This is god damn shameful...its a good thing she wasn't bipolar, otherwise she would have been shot...

[dxstone]

7. Hey, Bear! Long time no see!

RE your post: Holy freakin' moley... that's all I can think of...
68 years old, and he hit her 5 times?...
She does look like a pretty mean hombre, though...
Maybe she was brandishing nail clippers or somethin'...
Holey freakin' moley...
K&N. People should see what a monstrosity this society is rapidly devolving into...

[Bluebear]

8. Back atcha dx, happy holidays :) nt

[dxstone]

10. And Happy Holidays to you too!

What a coupla Bolsheviks, huh?
Why DO we hate Jesus and America and Santa Claus so???

[awoke_in_2003]

13. No, even more dangerous,

she was wielding crochet needles.

[tblue37]

17. The Taser defenders will be along any moment

to explain how Tasers save lives, and we can't know what really went down, and maybe she really was a threat.

I think of the Brazilian thug who shot a 73-year-old nun "in self defense" because she had a bible.

[pinniped]

9. That sissy copper knows granny could put him down, that's why he did it.

.

[...of J.Temperance]

11. Vote number two...people need to read this article

Truly DISGUSTING story...welcome to the Fascist Police State.

Nothing more to add really, my stomach has turned reading this story.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

12. He's the victim???

Oh yeah, he really looks the victim in that top photo.

Donut-munchin', Rush-listenin' fuckstick!!!

GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[burythehatchet]

14. he seems so frail

she probably would have overpowered him.

[lpbk2713]

15. She looks like a real threat to society ... a real psychopath.

Does this mean a healthy police officer could not detain a 68 YO woman inside the police station without using such force?

[Canuckistanian]

18. This is what I've been saying all along.. laziness

They can't bother working up a sweat any more.

Wrestle a perp to the ground to get the handcuffs on? What for? I can just push this button here...

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

16. Jesus. Where are the taser apologists on this one?

[XanaDUer]

19. They'll be by.

Eom.

[lonestarnot]

20. I'm scared! Grandma almost escaped!

:scared: Thanks Mr. policeman for taking her down! :sarcasm:

[Scurrilous]

21. These cops...

...must be getting commission from the taser reps for each jolt applied.

[Stand and Fight]

23. I feel like we're all in a boat with a glass bottom.

This is just one more crack appearing... Pretty soon all of America is going to sink.

This is sick and very disturbing. That big beefy man couldn't get a handle on a 68 year old great-grandmother without using his Taser gun?

GMAFB!

[Inland]

24. Then a sky marshall ran up and shot her, and then they detonated her purse

[Broken_Hero]

25. lol!...:) n/t

[SammyWinstonJack]

34. !

:spray: Next time.

[BiggJawn]

26. Every time the Taser stings....

This fucker's cash register rings.


"Buy my Product?"

I have to laugh that his Taser nestegg is only worth about 1/1000 what it was when he was in line to take over DHS...

[Swamp Rat]

29. Maybe he will get to try it out on himself someday.

[BiggJawn]

31. Maybe he already does.

Think he hangs with Jeff Gannon?

"I'll leave an IMPRESSION, not a MARK..."

[Swamp Rat]

32. Btw, do you know anything about electric bicycles?

My car was messed up in New Orleans and I can't, nor do I want, to buy another gas powered car. My commute to school is too difficult and long on a regular bike, and will be way too dangerous at night.

I found this website:
http://www.electric-bikes.com/bikes.htm

So far I like the "Charger" the best:
http://www.electric-bikes.com/others.htm#Charger%20Bicycles

What do you think? Mind you, I haven't very much money and may end up buying a cheap, used baloon-tire bike. I can't ride my Trek and Nishiki road bikes any longer because of back problems. :(

[BiggJawn]

35. Drop by the Bicycle Group forum...

And drop Longhorn a line. She has an electric-assist bike and spoke highly of it for her 15 mile commute.

[madeline_con]

27. "The police lieutenant in the case said he is the victim "

Who tasered the cop? He's no victim!

[Catherine Vincent]

30. The cop in the pic looks buff.

You mean to tell me he couldn't manage a 68 year old without using the taser gun? That bastard needs to be fired! :mad:

[baby_mouse]

33. My sympathy is with the poor, poor policeman.

People are so PREJUDICED against policeman.

But, hey. I guess it's just part of the job. They arrest people. They write citations. Kinda goes with it, a few attitude problems from your average citizen. I just wish they could see that it's ALL FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.

POLICEMAN ARE HUMANS TOO. Yes. Just like you and me. In more ways than you know.

POOR, POOR COPS. Why oh why does nobody ever have sympathy for the poor, poor policeman? Will anyone ever know? How could it be that ordinary people all over the world just won't trust a policeman? Sigh.

I guess it must just be prejudice. Poor old victimised policemen, eh, everybody? Aw. Really they're just like big cuddly teddy bears.