The more I view this, and several other versions of it, the more I think the cop was a idiot. These "Tasers" have been involved in nothing but controversy and expensive law suits since their introduction. The more widespread there use, the more problems they seem to create. Their use has become much too profound. While there is an advantage to some of these "less than lethal" devices, there is also an abuse factor because they are in fact "less than lethal". Cops, and everyone else know they can't call a bullet back, so people use extreme discretion before dropping the hammer. With these things, along with "stun guns", pepper spray, bean bag shotshells, and all of the rest, it's anyone's guess.
Much of this stuff simply pi$$es people off when used in the wrong circumstance. Several years ago my wife and I were at a local bar when a obviously drunk patron made an obscene comment to my wife. While angry I simply told him to sit down and shut up. He walked up to me and started getting in my face. It got a little louder when the bartender came from around the bar, (on my blind side), and tried nailing ME with a "stun gun". I felt a slight shock, (I was wearing a flannel shirt with a tee shirt underneath). I can't tell you how angry that made me. I took the thing away from him and threw it as hard as I could against the wall, breaking it into several pieces. My wife gathered her things and we left. The next day I went back and talked to the owner. He explained the guy who I described was a "regular", and a friend of the bartender who tried to nail me. This is the kind of crap that goes on all the time with these things.
Because these things won't cause permanent harm, they are used way too frequently. This cop / old woman video is just another example in a long list of these kind of things being used when they shouldn't. Cops have been running into feisty 70+ year old old ladies long before "stun guns" and "Tasers" came along. They used talent and discretion in dealing with them, not high voltage. People need skill in dealing with these type of situations. You won't get that out of a can or battery. Bill T.
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