Texas cop uses Taser on 72-year-old great grandmother

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Texas cop uses Taser on 72-year-old great grandmother

June 2nd, 2009 ·
http://carlosmiller.com/2009/06/02/texas-deputy-uses-taser-on-72-year-old-great-grandmother/

By Carlos Miller

Grandmother Tasered at Traffic Stop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15YExclX4Gc&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlosmiller%2Ecom%2F2009%2F06%2F02%2Ftexas%2Ddeputy%2Duses%2Dtaser%2Don%2D72%2Dyear%2Dold%2Dgreat%2Dgrandmother%2F&feature=player_embedded


A Travis County Constable used his Taser gun on a 72-year-old great grandmother after she refused to sign a speeding ticket.

The cop claims he was forced to defend himself because Kathryn Winkfein “got violent” in her refusal to sign the ticket.

The cop said she also used profanity, making him fear for his life.

Winkfein told an Austin news crew in the above video that the entire report was based on lies.

A dashboard camera which recorded the incident will eventually tell the truth. It is being reviewed by the county attorney.

Regardless of what the video shows, there is no law against refusing to sign a speeding ticket in Texas, according to Civil Liberties Examiner J.D. Tuccille.

And it is highly questionable why a deputy would resort to using a Taser on an elderly woman who has never been arrested, especially considering there is a higher risk of killing an elderly person.

Last year, Jared Massey of Utah won a $40,000 settlement after the following video emerged showing how he was Tasered for refusing to sign a speeding ticket.

Utah state cop who was video of Tasering Jared Massey :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ifEvD2PSd8&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlosmiller%2Ecom%2F2009%2F06%2F02%2Ftexas%2Ddeputy%2Duses%2Dtaser%2Don%2D72%2Dyear%2Dold%2Dgreat%2Dgrandmother%2F&feature=player_embedded

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The cop said she also used profanity, making him fear for his life.

WTF??? 

So Travis County aren't providing the dashcam footage?

Now there's a huge surprise. 

[Optimus]

Dash Cam Footage of Grandmother Being Tased
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKohyVJYiEU

[Raffles]

Dash Cam Footage of Grandmother Being Tased
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKohyVJYiEU

That's absolutely disgusting.
He's twice her size and half her age.
I'd like to run into him off duty.
Wouldn't need a Tazer to give him what he needs either.

We could do with a small sub-section on the forum for Police Brutality, especially Tazing.

That made me very, very angry.

[KarnEvil9]

That's just sick. That old lady did nothing threatening. But don't worry, all the sheep who sit in a daze and watch "Cops" marathons will think it's all just hunky-dory

[Georgiacopguy]

She was being a real bitch, but a guy his size should have been able to control her with soft hand control techniques. But yet he went straight for the damn taser. But he went from 0 to contempt of cop in 2 seconds flat. He lost his cool, and the result was that sickening display, followed by that Sgvt, Major defending his deputy. Thats just sick.

[Mike Philbin]

Man, he was as professional as a soccer hooligan on 13 beers.

He was SHOVING her. She got angry. He tased her. Don't they train professional cops in 'talk down' anymore?

Does Sarge just pat his f**kin' taser and go, "Men, remember, this is your non-lethal jurisdiction. If they so much as look at you, give it to 'em HARD."

New Officer: but Sarge, what if it's a little kid, you know, with a toy gun, goin' Kapow, Kapow? (his newbie buddies grin nervously)
Sarge: Read my lips, newbie. You taser that little brat or I'll personally take yer f**kin' badge.
New Officer: shucks, what if my grandmomma gives me some lip? (his newbie buddies are silent, docile)
Sarge: Tase that old coot until her fat heart fail - grandmammies never did no good to nobody. Boys, get taserin'. Uncle Sam is on your side.

Is that how police briefings go these days?

K-rist

[Mike Philbin]

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