A 61-year-old, blind, two-time stroke victim in northern England, was tasered and then handcuffed by police, who mistook his white stick for a samurai sword.
Colin Farmer,
a retired architect, has suffered two strokes, the most recent
requiring two months in hospital in March. He has limited vision and
uses a white stick to make his way along. He was walking down a street
in Chorley, Lancashire on Friday evening when he was accosted by the
police.
Farmer told reporters, “I heard this male voice shouting and bawling at
me from behind and I became frightened because I thought I was about to
be mugged.” ... read more.
