Family demands better training after deputy kills elderly man with Alzheimer’s [More]
I guess I wasn’t there and anyone can armchair quarterback, but my guess is a young, strong guy picking up a chair would have stood a pretty good chance here…
[Via bondmen]
I’ve seen what a determined person with a knife can do. It’s ugly and can easily be lethal. And
“old man strength” is a real thing. This was a tragic incident but the deputy really didn’t have many options.
“You are never in more danger than when the police are around.” Just ask the 70-something Asian man who was body slammed by a cop and needed hospital treatment. Officer Friendly is long gone. I’d rather deal with the gangstas – They don’t have qualified immunity and I know what their game is.