Tasered 72-Year Old Woman gets $40,000 in settlement
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You may remember this video last summer where a divided opinion rose about Kathryn Winkfein, a 72-year old woman in Austin, TX who was stopped by a deputy constable when she was caught speeding, running at 60 mph on a 45 mph construction zone. The woman appeared very uncooperative and allegedly resisting arrest and daring the officer to tase her. She was definitely going against the officer’s orders while the officer was trying to calm her down and shoved her twice to avoid oncoming traffic from the road. She kept saying that she’s going back to her car even though the officer ordered her not to and warned her twice that he was going to use the taser on her if she did.
Well, she continued on until the officer was forced to use the taser gun on her (twice), handcuffed her and took her to jail.
Apparently, the county has awarded her a settlement of $40,000 USD because of the incident. The county’s reason? If they fought her lawsuit, they would spend more than just the $40,000 settlement.
Hmm… that doesn’t sound right to me. Is the sweet 72-year old woman who stands at 4’11″ setting a precedence that you can be awarded for doing something against the law?
Watch the video and decide:
