https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-65696475
//Last week, police said she was "armed" with a steak knife. On Friday, they confirmed that she required a walking frame to move and the officer discharged his Taser after she began approaching "at a slow pace.// - that copper must have been a total plonker.
they tried to get her to drop the knife, which she'd been carrying since they were originally called, and she wouldn't. I would have thought there were simpler ways of immobilising her, but it may be that they're all illegal too.
//I would have thought there were simpler ways of immobilising her, but it may be that they're all illegal too. //
There is nothing illegal about use of a taser in polce hands. They are supposed to be a non lethal alternative to a firearm. What was seriously lacking here was bottle,common sense and self control.A blanket could of been thrown over her to distract and disorient her then gently disarming her. May be an element of lack of training as well.
OG
I have already answered your query in detail on the original post on this subject. I also suggested that this is not an uncommon occurrence in care homes where there elderly demented patients. I witnessed it twice in two different care homes for the elderly.Surely the nurse/carers could of dealt with this instead of involving police or maybe they lack bottle and training as well. After all we have heard of many cases of undue use of restraints on certain patients who are non compliant and confused.
2007. None of the punters went in either which I thought was odd ( at them time) - After the Arena 2017, I wd not be surprised if the punters stormed the barriers keeping them out
The trouble with dementia is you're no longer dealing with the person you see in front of you. I had a friend, a mild and gentle teacher, dementia turned him into an 85 year old raging antagonist with amazing strength for his age and size. However there had to be a better strategy than using a taser.