An 84 year old man was upset that his car might be towed for parking in spot with warning signs.
Police were called and the man "put his hands on" an officer several times, despite warnings to stop, and insisted he wouldn't leave until he "knocked this cop out".
The man was apparently drunk (so he wouldn't be safe to drive his car).
The officer hip checked the old man and brought him to the ground to cuff him.
The take-down broke the old man's neck in a manner doctors claimed was not usually survived but the old man made it to the hospital and surgery.
Police policy allowed for the take-down and the officer is claiming imminent threat.
I wasn't there and I don't even know how big or heavy the old man was, so I can only guess what level of threat he offered.
Having said that; how many 84 year olds aren't as easy to arrest as an 8 year old, and why don't the police have something to use between talk and tackle?
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