Police Handcuff Mom Who Double Parked In Front Of School

[matcom]

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A MOTHER was handcuffed and taken from her car by police in front of her children for double-parking outside a school.

Yvette Green, 38, of Ipswich in Queensland, said she was stunned when a policeman thrust his hand through the open window of her car and slapped handcuffs on her as she tried to drop two of her five children at school about 8.40am (AEST) on Wednesday.
Ms Green said her three-year-old son was left alone and scared, strapped in the back seat as she was led handcuffed from her BMW to an unmarked police car, also double-parked, outside the Collingwood Park State School.

School staff and parents - who asked not to be named - said dozens of children, including Ms Green's three-year-old son, were hysterical and crying as police took her into custody.

Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson later rejected several of Ms Green's claims, but a local councillor has referred the matter to the Crime and Misconduct Commission.

Ms Green said she had had an amicable conversation with the police officer as he wrote her a traffic infringement notice.

"I asked him why he was writing me a ticket and why he was also double-parked?" she said. "He then gave me an official warning and said, 'That's it' and leaned in and put the handcuffs on me while my engine was still running.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17952075-13762,00.html

[Deja Q]

1. Good.

So many people double-park that, yeah, something SHOULD be done.

I'm amazed it was the owner of a BMW; usually a status symbol of the snotty and wealthy.

[matcom]

2. should have tasered her too

:D

[NNadir]

6. Actually she should have been sent to Guantanamo.

We cannot have civil liberties in the face of the double parking crisis.

Once she was brought to Guantanamo, tasering and the like, could be applied as necessary depending on her behavior in prison.

[sasquatch]

3. The cocksucker just can't say "MOVE IT ALONG!" or something

:grr:

[DS1]

4. Welcome to the world, beatch!

[cynatnite]

5. Worst thing happened to me when I did something like this was...

Getting the finger from the adult crossing guard in front of other grade school kids. :eyes:

I wish I had taken a picture of her, too.

The problem with this is they are going to say they're right no matter what. Even when proven wrong, they'll keep spouting about how right they were. Jerks :grr: