Cop Critically Injuries 61-year old Grandmother during Traffic Stop

[Daerio]

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/08...ic-stop-video/

On July 31, Union County police officer Joseph Teston slammed Antoinette Dilorio face first onto the pavement, fracturing bones and knocking out her teeth. She was transported to a local hospital, where her injuries required doctors to place her on a breathing tube, before putting her into a medically-induced coma. Her condition was listed as critical.

Her front teeth were also knocked out.

Doesn't look like it's getting carried by major news outlets, but there are multiple sources.

I'm sure she deserved it though, it seems completely in line with other department's tactics, and the mayor has already said he believes the officer acted professionally.

“Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso said he has no reason to believe the officer acted with anything but professionalism, and he’s remaining on the job. Quite honestly, I’m disgusted by the whole situation,” Bonaccorso said. “I think these people are looking for a pay day. And they’re not going to get in in Clark.”

[Wildtree]

VERY important to mention how her dentures flew out too..

What is the point of this thread exactly now?

There are 320 million people in the US alone.... If we add Europe we surpassing 1 billion..
There are hundreds of accidents/incidents daily that involve police, daily. Some of them with no injuries some of them with severe ones..
Shall we make a thread now for every single one of them?

[Daerio]

Shall we make a thread now for every single one of them?

Yes, until this stops being the response, I believe so.

I somehow doubt that would be your response if it was your mother in the hospital.

[Scyclone]

VERY important to mention how her dentures flew out too..

What is the point of this thread exactly now?

There are 320 million people in the US alone.... If we add Europe we surpassing 1 billion..
There are hundreds of accidents/incidents daily that involve police, daily. Some of them with no injuries some of them with severe ones..
Shall we make a thread now for every single one of them?

I'm inclined to agree...

Assuming she did jump on the back of the police officer, he reacted as training would teach him. Removed her from causing interference through flinging her off him and to the ground. Better that than him drawing a weapon to deal with an attacker. He is not responsible for the fact that the woman was 61-years old or any of the other nonsense the article enjoyed tossing up. If the woman was younger and jumped on his back, he would have still most likely reacted in the same exact way.

In either case... people need to stop attacking police officers. If they are doing something wrong or overstepping the bounds of their position, there is a time and place to deal with that. While they are performing an arrest, among other things, is not one of them. Gather your information together, bring an attorney into it and settle it in court. Do not go trying to fight a police officer and stupidly risk escalating the situation.

[I Push Buttons]

Yes, until this stops being the response, I believe so.

I somehow doubt that would be your response if it was your mother in the hospital.

When people stop putting their hands on cops, perhaps the cops will stop feeling the need to defend themselves. Even the family admits the mother was agitating the cop and then grabbed him from behind "sticking up for her son" because she didn't feel like they deserved to be pulled over.

Currently the only information being reported is what the woman's kid and his wife say... But they obviously can't be biased in any way.

[Scyclone]

Yes, until this stops being the response, I believe so.

I somehow doubt that would be your response if it was your mother in the hospital.

In fairness, I'd imagine our mothers would be smart enough to not jump on the police officers back, but instead start getting an attorney lined up for our sake. Just saying...

[Daerio]

In fairness, I'd imagine our mothers would be smart enough to not jump on the police officers back, but instead start getting an attorney lined up for our sake. Just saying...

And the cop is the only one saying the 61 year old jumped on his back, so that's facts not in evidence.

[Scyclone]

And the cop is the only one saying the 61 year old jumped on his back, so that's facts not in evidence.

So far though, all it is, is he said, she said... on both sides. I tend to err on the side of the police only because most (not all) follow specific protocol, unlike what the media would have you believe. If it was a matter of general integrity, who would I side with... a Police officer doing their job, or a relative(s) of someone who thought it was smart to attack a police officer (or in the very least hassle him).

Just like in retail stores, with a shopper giving an employee a hard time over something stupidly pointless... the shopper is not right, despite company policy. We live in a society where people get rewarded for using poor judgment, and everyone pays the price as a result (on both sides of the coin).

So I'd say 60% the cop is in the right, 40% the people are in the right. But the videos (if there are any) should be a decent enough determining factor for evidence.

[Deleted]

Well, he didn't pull out his gun and execute her, that instantly makes him better than a lot of these other stories.

[Daerio]

Well, he didn't pull out his gun and execute her, that instantly makes him better than a lot of these other stories.

Bodyslamming a 60 year old woman face-first into the ground is lethal enough this time, it would seem.

[Scyclone]

Bodyslamming a 60 year old woman face-first into the ground is lethal enough this time, it would seem.

Highly subjective, as the woman didn't fill out a survey for the police officer stating her age or her physical condition prior to accosting him.

[Zenfoldor]

And the cop is the only one saying the 61 year old jumped on his back, so that's facts not in evidence.

Hah! So do you think he was just looking to beat up an old woman? Or do you think that said woman was touching the officer in an inappropriate manner?

[zenkai]

I am amazed how many cop haters are willing to poke a bear with a stick who has a stick of their own, a badge, a taser, and a gun.

[Wildtree]

Yes, until this stops being the response, I believe so.

I somehow doubt that would be your response if it was your mother in the hospital.

well then get busy opening a forum with some web host and specialize it for exactly that..... Otherwise it's utter nonsense.. Even an Off Topic forum can be at some point misused and go off topic.
If you have so much problems with these things.. Here's a pro tip..... DO something offline. Random threads on random forums accomplish nothing..

And my mother never got into trouble with the police, not even remotely...
Thank you for your concerns though, the old lady is almost 80 now... I wonder how she managed that....

[Scyclone]

Hah! So do you think he was just looking to beat up an old woman? Or do you think that said woman was touching the officer in an inappropriate manner?

As I read the later half of that, I could hear a saxophone solo in the back of my mind.

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I am amazed how many cop haters are willing to poke a bear with a stick who has a stick of their own, a badge, a taser, and a gun.

I feel the same way lol

[Daerio]

Hah! So do you think he was just looking to beat up an old woman? Or do you think that said woman was touching the officer in an inappropriate manner?

I think just touching a police officer is not justification for murder, and I'm pretty sure the law is written that way as well. I know police officers seem to get confused about that part.

A measured response this was not.

[I Push Buttons]

I think just touching a police officer is not justification for murder, and I'm pretty sure the law is written that way as well. I know police officers seem to get confused about that part.

A measured response this was not.

Well I think screaming at a cop and then physically accosting them because you disagree with them is not justifiable. Which of us is correct?

[Daerio]

Well I think screaming at a cop and then physically accosting them because you disagree with them is not justifiable. Which of us is correct?

Not black and white, and police officers are not supposed to be executioners.

[I Push Buttons]

Not black and white, and police officers are not supposed to be executioners.

Yes, this cop's intent was to execute this person. Clearly. Thanks for telling me. Thanks for utilizing the limited resources of your mind reading time traveling crystal ball to see the thoughts of this cop while this woman was assaulting him.

Thank you.

Once again, thanks.

[Wildtree]

Not black and white, and police officers are not supposed to be executioners.

Your exaggerating prejudice.......
Does it make you feel better if you have to engage in such dishonest one sided approach?

Guess what else isn't suppose to happen?
Interference with a police operation..... It is NOT ones business to engage into traffic stops because one believes they're justified or not.
If you do so, and if you happen to do that physical, you might get hurt.... And since no one shot... Highly unlikely was there excessive force involved.

Any real judgment? Impossible without proof..... Proof does not exist.. Your link didn't provide any at all.