From MJR comes today’s biggest grin:
An elderly woman got the last word after locking a police officer in her basement, and later suing the police.
Venus Green, who was 87 when she was handcuffed, roughed up and injured by police, will receive $95,000 as part of a settlement with Baltimore City. The city chose to settle the case instead of taking a chance in front of a jury.
“We thought we would have a difficult time in front of a city jury, or any jury,” Baltimore City solicitor George Nilson said.
Green was so put out by what police officers did, the city said she locked one of them in her basement.
Read more at the link. It just gets better. Yes, cops treated Venus Green like cr*p. But she never bent an inch, and clearly she won this case because city officials were not about to go to court and say their armed agents brutalized an 87-year-old retired schoolteacher because they “felt threatened” by her. Even though she is obviously one tough — and well-informed — lady.
Somebody should send this lady one of those “Come Back with a Warrant” doormats.
I’ve always said that being an old lady is one of the best disguises an Outlaw can “wear.”
Good advice. I ordered the doormat tonight.
It seemed much more polite than a simple “F.O.A.D.” … which was not an available option.
She should have held out for more money – I think they would have given her just about anything to avoid a trial.
Good for Venus.
I’d like to get a doormat too.
Heh, heh. Don’t want the doormat. I don’t want to do anything to invite them to come, let alone come back.
I want a sign for the door that says,
Forget the dog. Beware of the old lady.
Heh, heh…
Baltimore police get away with so much @#$@# — good that they got called on this.
City govt. pays out huge $$$ to hush up brutality lawsuits on a regular basis.
I was always dubious about those doormats. In essence they are saying, “I REFUSE to SUBMIT! However if you come back with a special piece of paper signed by some lowlife I never heard of, then I will be happy to submit.”