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Not a cop bashing thread. But come one! Seriously????
84-year-old vet suffers broken neck after police takedown
84-year-old vet suffers broken neck after police takedown
If he was in his 80's and a vet, he should have been smart enough to not touch or smart off with the cop. I think I would even be ok if the officer shot him. America has no need for stupid people.
+1 to the officer for not taking crap from some old drunk
He got mad after he walked outside and saw his car was getting towed. He apparently parked in a grocery store parking lot and walked to the bar, the grocery store owner called the tow truck because he wasn't shopping there.
That part kind of sucks.
No sorrow here for the old man. Three times?!! Come on. That officer showed more restraint than I would have.quote]
So you would have done more than break his neck? You need to find a new job if you have to do more than break an old man's neck to put him in his place.
No sorrow here for the old man. Three times?!! Come on. That officer showed more restraint than I would have.
He wasn't hurt for a parking violation. He ended up being hurt for battering a LEO. Had the officer tazed him people would have been sniveling over that also. IMO the risk for injury is greater going hands on than with the tazer.
My advice to the old timer is to pick your fights wisely and don't be touching/threatening a LEO when he is performing his/her duties.. Bet he reconsiders next time.
What sucks? That he got mad because his car was getting towed or because the owner of the store had it towed? If the latter, why? We're apparently not talking about a public street here; we're talking about a private parking lot which was posted.
if they would have just waited another 20 minutes he would have fallen asleep. after all that adrenaline and booze, he was surely ready for a nap. no need to take down an old guy, it just looks bad.
That doesn't suck to you? Getting your car towed doesn't suck? That's odd...
Have you ever gone to a small pizza place to pick up a pizza? Say they only have 2-3 parking places, all full. Do you just go back home? Wait for the sit-down eaters to finish their meals, get into their cars and leave before you go in to pick up your ice cold pizza, or do you park in a different business' parking spot?
Frankly, I'm surprised to see you standing up against a property owner's right to use his property as he pleases, and standing up for individual irresponsibility - unless you're just commiserating with someone who asked for trouble more than once and got what he was asking for.
this is clASSic ..........If he was in his 80's and a vet, he should have been smart enough not to smart off with the cop.
YES ..... very good point...( sarcasm) no need for stupid people.... lets just line em up like hitler did.I think I would even be ok if the officer shot him. America has no need for stupid people.