Wyoming police Taser 76-year-old tractor driver

A 76-year-old Wyoming man shot with a Taser by police while driving an antique tractor in a small-town parade says it hurt but he's OK.Retired truck driver Bud Grose of Glenrock told The Associated Press in a telephone interview on Wednesday that he has a heart condition but didn't require any medical attention.Investigators say police in Glenrock ...

[The West Newton Kid]

Yeah, I'm sure that the police had no other way of dealing with a 76 year old man who was driving an antique tractor in a parade than using a tazor on him. Yes, sir ree, this guy sounds like a real public menace and a very dangerous and unpreditable man. This nation has a fast growing problem with these 76 year old hoodlums who like to use antique tractors in parades as a cover up for their dangerous attitudes and behavoir.

Good, sound police work here. I hope that the punk tractor driver gets a few years in the local pen, performing hard labor for his shameful acts. Just another example of the many dangers that our Nation's Heroes face on a daily basis.

Throw the book at him.......Book 'em, Dano!

[ha ha book em dano]

at this rate who the heck would want to live in glenrock? between the jerk that got tazed and the jerks in glenrock i'd say you are right

[Fox]

West newton kid i hope you get tazored sometime by a police officer for no reason. When writing a comment maybe you should know what the fuck your talking about and know the story. The man was driving a antique and its obvious you don't know that a anique probaly only goes 5 to 10 mph and there not anything thats really huge,so tazoring him to stop was not called for it wasn't like he was gonna get away and havin him stop in the first place was not needed because the man was going to park the tractor and he had a wagon full of people for the parade and alot of them were older than him he was trying to get them in the shade. So next time before you decide to write a dumbass comment, know the story retard and ha ha book em dano your comment just doesn't make sense period get a life HA HA GO FUCK YOURSELF!

[Police Misconduct]

I would hope the department will conduct a dull investigation - not "whitewash" this matter. If the action was indeed misconduct - this could point to an underlying problem that the officer has. If so, the officer may be a major libility.

[rights leader]

I THINK THAT THE OFFICER'S SHOULD BE FIRED A SERVE SOME TYPE OF TIME THE COPS HAVE BEEN GETTING AWAY WITH TOO MUCH OVER THE YEARS.THEY COULD OF KILLED THE OLD MAN SERIOUSLY THE MAYOR OF THAT CITY NEEDS TO PUSH THAT ISSUE THANK GOD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN DOWN SOUTH HUMM,HATE TOOSAY WHAT WOULD OF BEEN GOING ON AS I SPEAK.

[ANGRY PERSON]

The West Newton Kid wrote:

Yeah, I'm sure that the police had no other way of dealing with a 76 year old man who was driving an antique tractor in a parade than using a tazor on him. Yes, sir ree, this guy sounds like a real public menace and a very dangerous and unpreditable man. This nation has a fast growing problem with these 76 year old hoodlums who like to use antique tractors in parades as a cover up for their dangerous attitudes and behavoir.
Good, sound police work here. I hope that the punk tractor driver gets a few years in the local pen, performing hard labor for his shameful acts. Just another example of the many dangers that our Nation's Heroes face on a daily basis.
Throw the book at him.......Book 'em, Dano!

SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SOCIETY. WHAT IF THAT WERE YOUR 76YR OLD GRANDDAD, THEN WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? YOU NEED TO PRAY AND ASK GOD TO DEAL WITH YOUR ISSUES CAUSE DOING THAT KIND OF MEAN STUFF TO AN ELDERLY PERSON IS JUST DOWN RIGHT MEAN. I'M QUITE SURE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED DIFFERENTLY. SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE A RACIST OR EVEN A NASY OLE POLICE OFFICER.

[wyoming kid]

I guess the possibility of sarcasm never enters the subsequent comments on the west newton kids comments. Sounded like he thought the tazoring of the 76 year old gentleman was unnecessary and down right stupid. That's how I read it!

[Amazed at stupid people]

sounds a lot like the ANGRY PERSON is just another idiot from a town that clearly has some sick issues sure am glad I don't live anywhere near that cultish place. its like a small town stephen king novel.shiver. I wonder if that town knows how stupid they look to the rest of the world?

[Pam]

The cop that did that deserves a swift kick to the groin, then a swift kick off the police force.

[TAZER BOUND]

"The cop that did that deserves a swift kick to the groin, then a swift kick off the police force."

Hey Pam, You call that a police force?

[TAZER BOUND]

Its a Police Department and you don't have a clue what you are talking about. Clearly you are some psycho from the town this happened in. Get a life and go bother someone in your own town.

[bill kruse]

West Newton,your opening comment was great take. Fox and angry person were really a great example of " cluless " Wyo Kid...right on I'm from New Jersy,north,2 miles to NYC...found this story to be a little offbeat....best to all...

[The West Newton Kid]

bill kruse wrote:

West Newton,your opening comment was great take. Fox and angry person were really a great example of " cluless " Wyo Kid...right on I'm from New Jersy,north,2 miles to NYC...found this story to be a little offbeat....best to all...

Hey Folks, I stopped paying attention to this post a long time ago. But, I just happend to stop by again.

Yes, of course my opening comment was sarcasm. It's amazing that it flew right over the heads of the two dimwits who verbally attacked me.

Do I think that the police should be tazoring 76 year old men who are driving antique tractors in parades? Hell no! In the words of our nation's President: "the police acted stupidly".

[pappy]

Was the parade going so fast that the tractor could not keep up with it. All the parades I see usually have aproblem with being to slow. Maybe they thought the tractor driver was driving to fast or was making a gettaway on the tractor, a wanted fugitive? you must have some mean cops in wyoming. We got a few taser shooters down here too.

[pappy]

We had a real old granny tasered not long ago, I think she weighed about 80 pounds soaking wet. And he tasered her many times.

[innocent bystander]

I would like to suggest to you maybe that Newton Kid was being sarcastic...just my guess though. I actually got quite a laugh out of the creative writing of Newton Kid. Thanks, I needed that!

Fox wrote:

West newton kid i hope you get tazored sometime by a police officer for no reason. When writing a comment maybe you should know what the fuck your talking about and know the story. The man was driving a antique and its obvious you don't know that a anique probaly only goes 5 to 10 mph and there not anything thats really huge,so tazoring him to stop was not called for it wasn't like he was gonna get away and havin him stop in the first place was not needed because the man was going to park the tractor and he had a wagon full of people for the parade and alot of them were older than him he was trying to get them in the shade. So next time before you decide to write a dumbass comment, know the story retard and ha ha book em dano your comment just doesn't make sense period get a life HA HA GO FUCK YOURSELF!

[innocent bystander]

Hilarious that people thought you this was a serious post! West Newton Kid was being sarcastic, people!

ANGRY PERSON wrote:

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SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SOCIETY. WHAT IF THAT WERE YOUR 76YR OLD GRANDDAD, THEN WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? YOU NEED TO PRAY AND ASK GOD TO DEAL WITH YOUR ISSUES CAUSE DOING THAT KIND OF MEAN STUFF TO AN ELDERLY PERSON IS JUST DOWN RIGHT MEAN. I'M QUITE SURE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED DIFFERENTLY. SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE A RACIST OR EVEN A NASY OLE POLICE OFFICER.

[GLENROCK RESIDENT]

YEAH THE COP GOT FIRED FOR THAT ONE. HE WAS A DUMBASS, AND THE TOWN HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH HIM.

[Amazed]

76 yrs old? wow

[Amazed2]

truly amazing