Tasered driver says she'd keep mouth shut
Associated Press
NEW YORK — A 72-year-old Texas woman who was Tasered during a traffic stop when she dared a deputy constable to use the stun gun said Tuesday that if she got pulled over again she would say nothing.
In an interview on NBC’s “Today” show, Kathryn Winkfein acknowledged that she lost her temper during the May 11 confrontation and that if she had to do it over, “I would just not say anything, not react.”
The video, released nationwide, shows the officer using the Taser and Winkfein hitting the ground and moaning in pain.
The incident is being reviewed by prosecutors. An internal investigation found no violations by the deputy constable.
Winkfein this month accepted a $40,000 settlement offer from Travis County. County Judge Sam Biscoe said defending a lawsuit would have cost much more.
Based on the tape, Winkfein said she did not behave in an appropriate manner. But she said Tuesday she thought she was mistreated, given her age.
“I just lost my temper. I do that maybe twice a year, but that day I lost it,” Winkfein said.
Well, at least she admitted she was in the wrong. But if you ask me she should have given this officer a full apology. Imagine having to take a brow beating from an old woman on camera. It'd be humiliating having to watch that back at the squad house. So he did what any self respecting man would do and tasered the hell out of the old bat. Cmon, she had it coming! Tell me you never wanted to taser an old person. It just sounds like fun.
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