Tuesday, October 13, 2009
I'm not a bad girl, I'm just drawn that way...
This morning, I turned on the tv to the Today Show to find an old lady being tazed. (spell?) My first thoughts were: "What sick ...?!?" The clip started over again. Grandma sped through a CONSTRUCTION ZONE, mind you, was screaming and generally being rude to the police officer, throwing her arms around like she was going to attack him, ticked off because he actually doing his job. At first sight, it sounds really terrible that a 70-something year old lady was punished for disobeying the law, but she was being really obnoxious, very unlike someone her age, and most importantly: disobeying the law! Her age does NOT make her invincible. And she's already gotten over $40,000 from lawsuits. For some reason, the officer felt threatened- I would too if I had some crazy old coot wanting to jump down my throat!- and the Today Show cast seemed to ignore that. I hate saying such bad things about those who are older than me, but if they can't act responsibly, then I don't really have much respect for them. The matter could've been solved more calmly on both sides, but it's just a general "no-no" to jump in the face of someone with a badge. And a tazer.
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My dad works on road construction, so I feel absolutely no sympathy for this lady. Perhaps tazing the lady was a bit extreme, but I'm not gonna say she didn't deserve it. If you want to act stupid, fine that's your choice. But don't go complaining about getting called on it if you choose to break the law. I'm sure Al Roker had some fun crap to say about this that no one cared about. Every time i see him he is talking about something other than the weather, which is his job! Needless to say, I don't like Al Roker.
ReplyDeleteDo we have different standards or expectations of behavior for people of different ages and gender? And why?
ReplyDeleteVery interesting topic. I'd like to hear your thoughts.
The today show is to liberal, for me i agree with jack about Al Roker. Hes not funny, i hope i don't get crucifed for saying that i don't even like his SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! football theme thingy.
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