Texas police taser 72-year old grandmother

I notice that the policeman is about twice the size of the woman. This was shocking even to Fox news. Another gift from Texas (sarcasm alert)

http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/06/09/new-video-shows-officer-shove-then-taser-72-year-old-grandmother/

By David Edwards

Published: June 9, 2009
Updated 4 days ago

Fox News has obtained police dashboard video of the tasering of a 72 year old great grandmother in Travis County, TX.

The police claim that after Kathryn Winkfein was stopped for driving 15 miles over the speed limit in a construction zone, she disobeyed an order to sign the speeding ticker, used profane language, and became “violent.” They say the officer who tasered her and took her to be booked for resisting arrest was completely justified.

However, Winkfein says that’s a lie, and the video appears to back her up.

It shows Constable Richard McCain screaming, “Get over here now!” Winkfein replies, “Give [the ticket] to me and I’ll sign it.” Instead, the officer reaches out and pushes her, and she starts complaining, “Oh, you’re going to shove me? You’re going to shove a seventy-two year old woman?”

McCain then tasers her. As Winkfein lies on the ground screaming, he orders, “Now put your hands behind your back. Put your hands behind your back or you’re going to be tasered again.”

Fox’s Brian Kilmeade commented after running the video, “Officers insisted they acted by the book. What book is that?”

This video is from Fox News’ Fox & Friends, broadcast June 9, 2009.

http://www.oliverwillis.com/breakingnews/video-72-year-old-woman-kathryn-winkfein-tasered-by-police/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31202935/

Well, I she was argumentative, but I don't think she should have been tasered. And the policeman says she refused to sign the ticket, but after she got out of the car, and before she was tasered, she told him to hand her the ticket and she would sign it, but he wouldn't give it to her. Then when she was in pain on the ground, he tells her to put her hands behind her back, or he'll taser her again. From own experience with injuries, I would guess her hands were occupied in clutching the painful place where she was tasered. I looked at several news sites and blogs which showed the video and described it, and I actually think Fox was the most accurate. Most or all of the other ones I looked at exaggerated the woman's behavior, and ignored the points I just mentioned.