Yesterday, Muskogee, Oklahoma police released a video showing how they pepper-sprayed a diminiutive 84-year old woman, Geneva Smith, in her own home on August 17th.
x YouTube VideoLest you think that the police had any justification for doing so except their own warped threat perception and a mental state that demands immediate compliance regardless, the woman was just standing in the middle of her dining room, already surrounded by police. The police woman said “Turn around that way now, or I’ll spray you.” and two seconds later she did just that.
And why were they in the woman’s house? They were chasing the woman’s son, who had allegedly run a stop sign, drove home and went inside. Police broke down the door and charged in and, in a scene that is, all things considered, much worse than the pepper-spraying, are shown tasing the man as he had his arms up, standing there in a non-threatening posture, saying “I didn’t do anything.”
Oh, did I mention the family was black?
And why do I say “Again.” ? There was indeed an 84-year old woman tased back in 2011, at Occupy Seattle. Perhaps you remember the iconic picture, if not her name. Dorli Rainey.
A few remarks from the Youtube video comments section:
All over someone driving through a stop sign? Seriously?
Oh come man, this is ridiculous!!! If a room full of cops can't handle an 84 year-old woman without using pepper spray then they all need to resign and take safer jobs such as making flower arrangements. The police chief also needs to resign for hiring such incompetents with such bad judgement in the first place.seriously, she came out in her rollers and robe. Shame on that bitch that sprayed her. There is no way she was posing any threat to anyone. Can you imagine someone doing this to your mom or grandma at that age in their own home? It would put thought of murder in my mind and I am a very conservative, Republican.
Old BLACK woman with a ciggie in one hand, she coulda killed them all. Her son with his hands in the air, he was reaching for a weapon on the ceiling, they were kind to TASE his black ass, coulda shot him 16 times with their Glock.
I hope the neanderthal racist coward bitch (so called cop) gets it up the ass for doing this. Spraying an elderly woman who was no threat and who had done nothing. And the young man was standing still with his hands up and got tazed anyway. That male cop needs to be drilled a new asshole too.And of course, like clockwork:
Don't break the law and don't run if you do. What would have been a ticket or warning turned into much worse due to bad decisions and bad behavior.
Here’s an initial report of the incident, without the police body-camera video, with a still shot of the woman:
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