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marybourg

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15. How does a "city" that tiny even afford

Reply to Stuart G (Reply #14)

Wed Aug 15, 2018, 12:46 PM

Aug 2018

a police department? That's 1/10 the size of my housing development!

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Cops taser 87yo woman while gardening with a knife. [View all] DetlefK Aug 2018 OP

This story is missing one thing! imanamerican63 Aug 2018 #1

From the referenced news article within... Roland99 Aug 2018 #2

Thx, in original post, no mention of this. imanamerican63 Aug 2018 #5

And there's the rub geardaddy Aug 2018 #29

She sure looks like a white lady. n/t Ms. Toad Aug 2018 #44

She was an old white lady....my grandmother had a head covering like that. Lochloosa Aug 2018 #60

Never heard of them. How do dandelion greens taste? nt Blue_true Aug 2018 #64

Bitter if not cooked right. Bitter if cooked right. Stronger than Collards. Lochloosa Aug 2018 #65

After washed and refrigerated, great in salad with oil and vinegar Submariner Aug 2018 #67

Theres a very old man at the end of my road who I sometimes cut his grass........... Old Vet Aug 2018 #69

My grandfather made wine from the pears that grew in his yard. Lochloosa Aug 2018 #103

Babushka DeminPennswoods Aug 2018 #101

That's the word. Thanks! Lochloosa Aug 2018 #104

Saw plenty of women wearing them DeminPennswoods Aug 2018 #105

I'm sure the fact that she's Musim has nothing to do with this travesty! lark Aug 2018 #75

She didn't speak English, so she didn't understand their orders. n/t pnwmom Aug 2018 #90

You can tell her religion just by looking at her? whistler162 Aug 2018 #99

Her name. lark Aug 2018 #108

Georgia. SamKnause Aug 2018 #8

Fear is what they want. Lindsay Aug 2018 #10

I knew she wasn't white malaise Aug 2018 #18

I'd like to know more about the person who called. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2018 #85

Yeah I'm surprised this treestar Aug 2018 #111

What do you mean? Her photo looks white. She looks like an old white granny pnwmom Aug 2018 #91

Not surprised..I live in Tn..not far from there.. RightiswrongTn Aug 2018 #47

I want to leave this fucked up planet. SamKnause Aug 2018 #56

Well, go read something nice then. Hortensis Aug 2018 #70

I want to see pictures of the faces of these heroes. tavernier Aug 2018 #3

Hardened Criminal....it was justifiable force. Lochloosa Aug 2018 #13

OMG Public Enemy Number One !!!!!!!! steve2470 Aug 2018 #20

Omg, she looks so dangerous SummerSnow Aug 2018 #51

"She had a small kitchen knife and was cutting dandelions in a lot next to her house" dalton99a Aug 2018 #4

911 call from your link: Leghorn21 Aug 2018 #24

"No, she just bringed the knife onto the property in her hand." geardaddy Aug 2018 #30

Muslim Hat Looking thing.....Also known as a SCARF! mtngirl47 Aug 2018 #35

Asshole boys and girls club . Imagine what they taught the kids that day lunasun Aug 2018 #57

My grandmother was Hungarian Tucker08087 Aug 2018 #107

The full story here, without the Raw Story clickbait: The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #6

Thank you so much, not a rawstory fan MagickMuffin Aug 2018 #9

Yeah, RawStory pages are thick with bullshit. Iggo Aug 2018 #115

So the 911 caller told them she didn't speak English Beaverhausen Aug 2018 #41

That's often a huge problem especially in bigger cities Lee-Lee Aug 2018 #62

If, as reported, she's a naturalized citizen, cloudbase Aug 2018 #71

according to whom? 2naSalit Aug 2018 #76

Maybe she was, when she became a citizen. Mariana Aug 2018 #93

+1 betsuni Aug 2018 #98

True though there is treestar Aug 2018 #112

Thanks for posting this...After reading the above, it is even more obscene ..Why? Stuart G Aug 2018 #48

Thanks for the link to a better source. n/t sl8 Aug 2018 #59

Yep, leadership enables the unprofessional thugs to act like this uponit7771 Aug 2018 #7

Everyone involved needs to apologize to this lady. From the article: Judi Lynn Aug 2018 #11

Check the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. lpbk2713 Aug 2018 #12

she could have died just from falling to the ground sdfernando Aug 2018 #45

That's true. lpbk2713 Aug 2018 #50

Actually that's no longer true elias7 Aug 2018 #96

Just to let everyone know...Chatsworth Georgia .. Stuart G Aug 2018 #14

How does a "city" that tiny even afford marybourg Aug 2018 #15

Don't know how they afford police dept,I know this:"It is a stupid police dept." Stuart G Aug 2018 #16

my small town of 1,500 druidity33 Aug 2018 #83

Named after a Dobie Gillis character. lpbk2713 Aug 2018 #17

i am going w/ bonehead county. pansypoo53219 Aug 2018 #84

This is just absolutely terrible steve2470 Aug 2018 #19

How about the officers simply walk up to her LiberalLovinLug Aug 2018 #33

I think within a minute or two, even with sign language.... steve2470 Aug 2018 #37

One of them did throw his treestar Aug 2018 #113

ok that's good steve2470 Aug 2018 #114

How about these grown men just learn to use their words? How about they use their brains ... Hekate Aug 2018 #21

Firing these cops is the ONLY solution. Too stupid to know or learn anything... Stuart G Aug 2018 #22

agreed nt steve2470 Aug 2018 #23

This Story RobinA Aug 2018 #25

She was probably weeding since she kept an adjacent garden.... bettyellen Aug 2018 #38

OH HELL..ONE GOOD BREATH WOULD HAVE KNOCKED HER OVER samnsara Aug 2018 #26

They didnt shoot her? Her lucky day I guess Eliot Rosewater Aug 2018 #27

Question, could this event happen in England, France, Japan, Australia or other countries? Stuart G Aug 2018 #28

Unlikely in England. mwooldri Aug 2018 #43

This is a little town of a few thousand people. Mariana Aug 2018 #92

an even less aggressive response? do NOTHING, you assholes, you have got to be FUCKING niyad Aug 2018 #31

Arabic steve2470 Aug 2018 #34

I saw her pic--oohhhhh, sooooooo scary. niyad Aug 2018 #39

yes the whole thing is 10000000% ridiculous steve2470 Aug 2018 #42

what can be expected heaven05 Aug 2018 #32

What frigging idiot called 911 on her? C Moon Aug 2018 #36

A Boys and Girls Club employee. dalton99a Aug 2018 #49

Now that I think about it, she was walking around with a knife and wouldn't leave... C Moon Aug 2018 #58

It doesn't read like the employees asked her to leave Mariana Aug 2018 #94

Amazing Moral Compass Aug 2018 #40

An even better less use of agressing force. Leave her the fuck, alone. 3Hotdogs Aug 2018 #46

Andy Griffith would have had her over for dinner within an hour. NCTraveler Aug 2018 #52

Never use a garden knife! Generic Other Aug 2018 #53

Use the right garden knife: sl8 Aug 2018 #81

The Trump-supporting arsonist who started the Holy Fire John Fante Aug 2018 #54

Chatsworthpd@windstream.net RightiswrongTn Aug 2018 #55

Regarding your last point: sl8 Aug 2018 #61

Because an 87 year old women can still kill you with a knife Lee-Lee Aug 2018 #63

If you're in a wheelchair, sure. Otherwise, it's conjecture and supposition. LanternWaste Aug 2018 #66

You should try it sometime Lee-Lee Aug 2018 #77

There's no claims she was menacing anyone or the cops with the knife. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2018 #72

I do too. But the people acting like it's no big deal to just walk up and grab the knife Lee-Lee Aug 2018 #73

Nonsense. drray23 Aug 2018 #78

I wasn't suggesting that anyone get close to her. sl8 Aug 2018 #80

Harm and cut, Yes, but not kill. DetlefK Aug 2018 #89

But a police officer might get a boo boo. Mariana Aug 2018 #95

+1 betsuni Aug 2018 #97

Contains her longer was probably the right call they should have made Lee-Lee Aug 2018 #100

A smart phone and google translate Buzz cook Aug 2018 #68

yep excellent idea nt steve2470 Aug 2018 #82

STOP SNITCHING maxsolomon Aug 2018 #74

Trump will try to have her deported now. Solly Mack Aug 2018 #79

Nah, she's white ... uponit7771 Aug 2018 #86

But she speaks Arabic and is originally from Syria Solly Mack Aug 2018 #87

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2018 #88

What the god damn fuck ... Drifter Aug 2018 #102

That would have been mine too. A smile and WePurrsevere Aug 2018 #106

The image saidsimplesimon Aug 2018 #109

Too many bad police. LiberalFighter Aug 2018 #110