The Rock Hill Police Department is investigating why an officer used an electric stun gun on a 75-year-old woman who refused to leave a nursing home where she had gone to visit an ailing friend.
The woman, Margaret Kimbrell, said she suffered bruises on her leg and face after she was knocked to the floor by the force of the weapon, called a Taser.
Police Chief John Gregory said Tuesday the department is reviewing whether Officer Hattie Macon´s use of the Taser was appropriate — a step that is taken in unusual or high-profile cases.
I guess the old lady was about to overpower the cop.
spotted by K. Burel
She’s real lucky it didn’t happen in Houston, Texas.Here they just shoot you with a Smith and Wesson, no stun guns please! That way the victum can’t testify against the officer.
Taser would be an effective tool in the courtroom for bailiffs after what happened in Atlanta.
A Stun gun however requires close contact but is much cheaper and ideal for civilian use.
Steve