72 Year Old Woman Tasered

Dashcam Video Shows Officer Tasering 72-year-old Woman
The case of 72-year-old Kathryn Winkfein, Tasered by Travis County, Texas, Deputy Chris Bieze, took an interesting turn when the Travis County Sheriff's Department released dashboard camera video of the incident. The department apparently believed that the footage would back up its claims that Bieze's use of the Taser -- a less-lethal, but still-dangerous weapon -- was appropriate. Instead, it shows the deputy resorting to shoving and then his Taser in response to a verbal disagreement.
At the moment Deputy Bieze triggered his Taser, Winkfein was actually turning away from him, having said, "I'm getting back in my car."

Deputy Bieze had already threatened to use his Taser -- "Step back or you're going to be Tased." -- as the woman leaned against the rear of her truck....


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In this image taken from a May 11 video released by the Travis County Constable's Office, Kathryn Winkfein, right, shouts at Deputy Chris Bieze before being shocked with a Taser outside of Austin, Texas. Video released by the constable's Office shows Deputy Bieze confronting 72-year-old Winkfein after stopping her for speeding.
When the "Today Show" reported on the popularity of Taser parties among women, this surely isn't what they had in mind.

Viral culture being what it is, it's hardly surprising the currently most popular video on the show's site involves the caught-on-tape Tasering of a 72-year-old woman.
In it, the Texas woman, a great-grandmother, is shown being belligerent toward a cop at a traffic stop. She dares the officer to Taser her. He takes her up on it....

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