jackfrost wrote:

You need to use the force appropriate for the situation. We didn't have tasers when I was a cop, but that is overkill. I had old women mouth off at me all the time when I was a cop, and guess what, that was part of the job. Legally in Maryland you have to sign a ticket or you could be arrested. I had one old woman that refused to sign her ticket after explaining it was required in Maryland, and guess what, I let her go when she continued her argument. I simply drove to her house and handed her another ticket for refusing to sign the other one. On another situation I had a woman smack me in the face after telling her her son overdosed. I didn't do anything in that situation. Common sense is what it boils down to. Unless a senior citizen was a clear danger to society I wouldn't have done shit. I stand up for police when they deserve it, but that was overkill.

I'm with you in this situation and since you have dealt with this EXACT situation before your opinion is the only one I trust.