Journal Timex's Journal: Because Grannies are such a threat... 5
Local police in El Reno, Oklahoma have managed to get themselves into some hot water, resulting in a case filed in US District Court.
It seems that Lona Vernon, an 86 year-old woman, was bedridden and had somehow gone off her medications. Her grandson, Lonnie Tinsley, called 911 in an effort to get some medical assistance, and ended up getting ten police officers instead. Before the episode was done, he had been taken to the next room and handcuffed, and officers tazed Ms Vernon not once, but twice. The resulting shock nearly killed her, sending her to the hospital for six days.
One is led to wonder how ten police officers would consider themselves sufficiently threatened by one elderly woman to justify even using a tazer. The fact that it was attempted a second time throws the "it was an accident" excuse out the window.
Late to the party... (Score:2)
I'd be more optimistic if I thought this case would be a tipping point...but it won't be.
Gee (Score:1)
Betcha THAT wasn't on her Bucket List..
Completely unrelated (Score:2)
I'm sure the Lawyer thought he was being cool using the font that he did, and that it makes it look better, but legal documents aren't supposed to be "pretty", they're supposed to be distinctly legible.
They should be text, and only text.
What's that old saying? (Score:2)
There's no situation so fucked up that cops can't make it worse?
People need to stop calling cops to get people to take their meds or take their showers [truecrimereport.com] or whatever the hell
Re: (Score:1)
I think the idea was that the grandson, not being a Medical Giant, thought that his grandmother was acting a little "off", and needed to make sure she was okay. Calling 911 is not uncommon for medial emergencies, and this is within the expected parameters.
Calling 911 is not (necessarily) a call to the cops. Depending on the nature of the emergency, paramedics or even the fire department could be called to the scene.
The idea that ten police officers came to an 86 year-old woman's house and at least one of