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Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)
Sat Jun 13, 2015, 02:28 PM Jun 2015

Children Band Together to Stop the Cops from Hauling an Innocent Elderly Woman Off to Jail


Thursday, the Free Thought Project reported the story of 75-year-old Gerry Suttle, who had a warrant out for her arrest because her grass was not within the arbitrary confines of the state’s regulations.

Suttle, who never had so much as a speeding ticket, was shocked when she found out that she was a wanted fugitive. But she showed no fear, stating that if they wanted her, they could come and get her.

Suttle was unsure of how she was going to mow her lawn being that she is physically unable to do so. However, after getting word of her predicament, several heroic children from the neighborhood decided to help her out.


Four brothers, who were looking to spend some of their summer vacation helping people, saw Gerry Suttle’s story on a local news stat
http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/children-band-together-stop-cops-hauling-innocent-elderly-woman-jail
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Children Band Together to Stop the Cops from Hauling an Innocent Elderly Woman Off to Jail (Original Post) Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 OP
She's only alive now because she's white. If she were black, she'd have been tased valerief Jun 2015 #1
I'm just glad her lawn got mowed, no matter what color she is. Moosepoop Jun 2015 #2

valerief

(53,235 posts)
1. She's only alive now because she's white. If she were black, she'd have been tased
Sat Jun 13, 2015, 02:31 PM
Jun 2015

and gone into cardiac arrest.

Moosepoop

(2,075 posts)
2. I'm just glad her lawn got mowed, no matter what color she is.
Sat Jun 13, 2015, 05:51 PM
Jun 2015

Also glad that the warrant will be dropped once she signs some papers. The kid brothers and others who helped give me hope for the future.

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