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Originally posted by DanaC
When my Nan was in the later stages of alzheimers she dragged a radiator off the nursinghome wall.
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Wow! I didn't know alzheimer's gave people such strength! The lady I refer to didn't have alzheimer's. But all this brings up an interesting point: Should the police figure that any elderly person they encounter has alzheimer's and treat them accordingly?
Here's my experience with the police which makes me feel that they are on the side of middle class males. I mentioned an abusive ex boyfriend in the death penalty thread. Well, one of the things that happened is that he tried to strangle me. I was extremely lucky to escape being killed. I went down to the police and swore out a complaint against him and it was taken by a policeman who looked like this guy's twin brother (unsettling, to say the least). The policeman made a half hearted attempt to find the guy (I'd told him all the places he could most likely find him). The cop said he couldn't find him and never issued so much as a summons. He did do a thorough check on ME, however, and wanted to run me in for an old unpaid traffic ticket. He seemed disappointed when his dispatcher told him that the matter had been cleared. That was the endof police involment in the whole thing!