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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 09:45 AM Apr 2014

Virginia Police Hog Tie 75-Year-Old Grandmother After Raiding Wrong Home

A 75 year old Virginia grandmother is still on edge after a wrongful police raid conducted on her apartment, resulted in her being tied her up and questioned in connection with an ongoing drug investigation.

No drugs were recovered from the premises, reports local CBS affiliate WTVR who discovered police likely raided the wrong residence, mistaking the elderly woman’s apartment letter “E” for a “G.”

“I’ve never done anything illegal in my whole life,” Ruth said.

That didn’t matter on the morning of April 10 however, when officers with the Virginia State Police kicked in her door and tied her up with cable ties.

At first, she thought she was being robbed. After the officers identified themselves, they began aggressively questioning her, demanding to know where she was hiding her stash.

“They asked me had I ever stored drugs. They associated my granddaughter with knowing these people…How dare you bring my granddaughter in this stuff. She’s a law abiding citizen,” Hunter said disgruntled.

No drugs were recovered from the apartment.

The ordeal finally ended when officers arrested a man who lived two doors down.

Hunter says she hasn’t got so much as an apology from the police department who says it is common procedure for police to tie down residents while they perform searches. Her door is still broken.

“I’m angry,” she said. “I am very angry. I am very irritated, because the officer never came back to say ‘ma’am, I apologize, I’m sorry.’”


http://appalachianareanews.com/virginia-police-hog-tie-75-year-old-grandmother-after-raiding-wrong-home/


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Virginia Police Hog Tie 75-Year-Old Grandmother After Raiding Wrong Home (Original Post) Ichingcarpenter Apr 2014 OP
She probably hit them with a "dehumanizing stare" Orrex Apr 2014 #1
Good thing she didn't have a dog or cat Ichingcarpenter Apr 2014 #2
I remember those. Orrex Apr 2014 #3
Where is McAuliffe in all this? seveneyes Apr 2014 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Brigid Apr 2014 #5
This is normal if you want security and law enforcement. L0oniX Apr 2014 #6
Didn't need her photo malaise Apr 2014 #7
+1 lunasun Apr 2014 #13
Yes, as soon as I saw the headline I knew she was black. Gawdeffingdammit! THIS MAKES ME SO MAD DesertDiamond Apr 2014 #17
Remember though that this is post- racial America malaise Apr 2014 #31
Yup Marrah_G Apr 2014 #33
This is so disgusting BrotherIvan Apr 2014 #8
I think it is more dehumanizing... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2014 #19
Yes, you are correct BrotherIvan Apr 2014 #20
At first I would have guessed Chesapeake cops Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #9
The sad thing is gollygee Apr 2014 #10
even worse is, police can break in your home based on what they call an "anonymous tip" & that Sunlei Apr 2014 #11
like, for instance, another police officer? frylock Apr 2014 #28
big mistake to let the police 'seize' peoples cash & property related to stupid.'war against drugs' Sunlei Apr 2014 #29
That's what I was thinking - and it is SAD Yo_Mama Apr 2014 #32
This happened in Henrico VA_Jill Apr 2014 #12
Oh. Eric Cantor district! It must be hell to live in his district and not be among the upper-crust. Sunlei Apr 2014 #30
Most of the district VA_Jill Apr 2014 #35
in reading just the headline heaven05 Apr 2014 #14
She wasn't hog tied. Bonx Apr 2014 #15
Excuse Me? Scruffy Rumbler Apr 2014 #18
I'm sorry that I dislike yellow journalism -nt Bonx Apr 2014 #21
She might have well been, the zip ties freakin hurt... they have sharp corners etc... rope would've uponit7771 Apr 2014 #24
Hot tied has nothing to do with rope. Bonx Apr 2014 #25
Mistook an "E" for a "G"? Jim__ Apr 2014 #16
Not really Bonx Apr 2014 #22
REALLY!!!! Can't the person be some other color!!!! Come on!! We're post racial, how bout hog tieing uponit7771 Apr 2014 #23
fuck tha police frylock Apr 2014 #26
sue them Ms. Hunter warrior1 Apr 2014 #27
Pathetic racists. n/t Jefferson23 Apr 2014 #34

Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
2. Good thing she didn't have a dog or cat
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 09:50 AM
Apr 2014

or constitutional rights or they would be dead.......... oh wait .... nevermind.

Orrex

(63,215 posts)
3. I remember those.
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 09:54 AM
Apr 2014

And I think that Bundy has already gone on Fox to declare that she would have been better off as a slave.

 

seveneyes

(4,631 posts)
4. Where is McAuliffe in all this?
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 10:04 AM
Apr 2014

He owns it. Her door should have been replaced by now at the very least, in addition to a severe financial penalty to the state.

Response to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

 

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)
6. This is normal if you want security and law enforcement.
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 10:13 AM
Apr 2014

Fuck that ...and fuck the pigs that do this shit!

malaise

(269,054 posts)
7. Didn't need her photo
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 10:31 AM
Apr 2014

Another victim of living while black - no respect for age or gender needed by these racist pigs. Will this shit ever end?

DesertDiamond

(1,616 posts)
17. Yes, as soon as I saw the headline I knew she was black. Gawdeffingdammit! THIS MAKES ME SO MAD
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 12:52 PM
Apr 2014

and so sad that I'm steaming and crying at the same time!!! I feel like it happened to my own mom. Of course, it wouldn't have happened to her because she's white. Excuse me, I need to take a break here and go get a tissue. I'm seriously crying. I take comfort in knowing that we are going to make world peace a reality and this kind of thing won't happen anymore. But meanwhile, she needs to SUE THEIR BUTTS!! No apologies??? THEY SHOULD FIX HER DOOR! DAMMIT!

malaise

(269,054 posts)
31. Remember though that this is post- racial America
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 05:43 PM
Apr 2014

Don;t you dare forget it.

I hope she sues them. We should all be crying.

BrotherIvan

(9,126 posts)
8. This is so disgusting
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 11:48 AM
Apr 2014

I just don't recognize this country and it's no wonder people snap. The dehumanization this woman felt is mind-blowing. Almost as if she had been assaulted on the street. And the police won't even acknowledge or try to fix the situation? I don't believe in suing as the answer for everything, but in this case it surely is. I hope she gets enough to take care of herself for the rest of her life.

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
19. I think it is more dehumanizing...
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 01:24 PM
Apr 2014

that she was assaulted in, what should be, the safety of her home.

BrotherIvan

(9,126 posts)
20. Yes, you are correct
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 01:31 PM
Apr 2014

She was assaulted and terrorized. There should be some sort of restitution and lawmakers need to reign this in. Somehow. But as with most things that need fixing in this country, I fear there is no solution in sight. Sigh...

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
9. At first I would have guessed Chesapeake cops
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 12:10 PM
Apr 2014

But Henrico sending in state troopers? Holy fuckin' damn...Who were they arresting, Tony Montana?

http://wtvr.com/2014/04/23/75-year-old-woman-tied-up-while-state-police-invade-her-apartment/

If there's one thing Richmond has a lot of, it's lawyers...She needs to take the county to court for the damage, pain and suffering....

gollygee

(22,336 posts)
10. The sad thing is
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 12:16 PM
Apr 2014

that she's lucky she didn't get shot.

It's just so horrible. They broke the door and aren't even expected to fix it? They can just randomly break into people's homes, including breaking their doors, hogtie them, and then just leave when they realize they were wrong, and that's it?

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
11. even worse is, police can break in your home based on what they call an "anonymous tip" & that
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 12:22 PM
Apr 2014

'tip' can come from anyone.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
29. big mistake to let the police 'seize' peoples cash & property related to stupid.'war against drugs'
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 02:57 PM
Apr 2014

makes the police go crazy over possible loot bonanzas.

And of course they go double crazy hard, on persons who are easy to oppress and won't complain.

Yo_Mama

(8,303 posts)
32. That's what I was thinking - and it is SAD
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 05:45 PM
Apr 2014

We have gone so far down the wrong path we can't even see the right one from here.

VA_Jill

(9,983 posts)
12. This happened in Henrico
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 12:26 PM
Apr 2014

aka the West End of Richmond, where I used to live. I'd love to know EXACTLY where, in which neighborhood, but I have sort of an idea. Oh, by the way, guess who the congresscritter is for this district? None other than your friend and mine, Eric Cantor! These are some of the constituents he absolutely DOES NOT care about. (He only loves the ones down by the Bend of the James, where the money is.)

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
30. Oh. Eric Cantor district! It must be hell to live in his district and not be among the upper-crust.
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 02:59 PM
Apr 2014

VA_Jill

(9,983 posts)
35. Most of the district
Fri Apr 25, 2014, 01:21 PM
Apr 2014

is middle class, some just barely, some yupwardly mobile, and some hanging on for dear life. There is also a large international component, some of whom are citizens, some pretty conservative, some not. There is a small part near the courthouse that is not well off and mostly Hispanic and African-American. However, there is one part, the Bend of the James, that is solidly moneyed and Republican to the core, and that's where his support comes from. They do their best to ignore and erase the rest of us, but Cantor's margin of victory has gotten smaller in recent elections. I have been away from there for 4 years now and am in another hideously Republican district in the northwestern part of the state where the best thing I can say about my congresscritter is that he is NOT Cantor!

 

heaven05

(18,124 posts)
14. in reading just the headline
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 12:34 PM
Apr 2014

I automatically assumed she was black, after going to OP, I'm right. Sad, I am. But not surprised in 2014 amerika.

Scruffy Rumbler

(961 posts)
18. Excuse Me?
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 12:53 PM
Apr 2014

This elderly woman has state sponsored thugs come storming into her home, tie her up with strip ties and you are concerned that the writer used the term hog tie.... fer real?

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)
24. She might have well been, the zip ties freakin hurt... they have sharp corners etc... rope would've
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 02:01 PM
Apr 2014

... been more humane

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)
23. REALLY!!!! Can't the person be some other color!!!! Come on!! We're post racial, how bout hog tieing
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 01:59 PM
Apr 2014

... an [enter here] woman?!!?!

Damn, ...

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