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Title: 88-yo Woman Defends Home from Cops Who Went to Wrong House, So She Was Assaulted & Arrested
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Free Thought Project
URL Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/88 ... rong-house-assaulted-arrested/
Published: Jun 27, 2015
Author: Matt Agorist
Post Date: 2015-06-27 11:16:22 by Deckard
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Views: 354
Comments: 1
Pittsfield, MA — Police in Massachusetts mistakenly attempted to barge into the wrong home Thursday afternoon. During their blunder, police offended the homeowner, 88-year Phyllis Stankiewicz. Police were responding to a report of a disturbance involving someone with a baseball bat at the address of 57 Wilson Street, Stankiewicz’s home. However, the actual disturbance was called in at 57 Memorial Drive, a block away from Wilson. According to the police report, when Stankiewicz opened the door she was holding a knife in an apparent attempt to defend her home from the would-be intruders. Police said that Stankiewicz was holding the knife at “waist level” and that she appeared “angry and confused.” She was yelling, “There’s no crime here! Get out of my house!” according to a police report. Police say they grabbed the knife away from the woman and tried to push her away, and that is when she slapped one of them. Her actions then prompted the police to arrest the woman, who naturally resisted being kidnapped. As she resisted, the elderly woman was then thrown to the ground and hauled off to jail. According to the Berkshire Eagle, Stankiewicz was released after being booked, and ordered to appear in court for her arraignment on Friday. She pleaded not guilty in Central Berkshire District Court to one count of assault and battery on a police officer. Luckily this elderly woman was not gunned down by the officers. Of course, most people will say that Stankiewicz shouldn’t have conducted herself in such a manner if she did not want to end up in jail. However, up until the point that police initiated contact with her, by mistakenly going to her home, and began questioning her, she had committed no crime. Remove the incompetent officers from the scenario and Stankiewicz would still be happily in her home and would not be facing criminal charges. In the state of Indiana, there are laws on the books that would have protected Stankiewicz as she defended her home from the mistaken officers. All too often, we see examples of cops breaking into the wrong house and shooting the family dog, or worse, killing a member of the family. Indiana has taken action to “recognize the unique character of a citizen’s home and to ensure that a citizen feels secure in his or her own home against unlawful intrusion by another individual or a public servant.” Because these officers went to the wrong address, it could be argued that their intrusion into Stankiewicz’s home was unlawful. However, as police will seldomly admit to their incompetent actions and the resultant negative effects, an 88-year-old woman could now spend the rest of her golden years locked away in a cage. 
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
"Phyllis Stankiewicz, 88, has been charged with assaulting a police officer after she wielded a knife and slapped a cop when officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at her home — though the call actually came from a home a block away. Phyllis Stankiewicz, 88, has been charged with assaulting a police officer after she wielded a knife and slapped a cop when officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at her home — though the call actually came from a home a block away. This was more than a senior moment. An 88-year-old woman has been charged with assaulting a police officer after wielding a knife and slapping a cop, reports The Berkshire Eagle. Officers were called to the home of Phyllis Stankiewicz in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, after reports of a disturbance. Police knocked on her door several times and when Stankiewicz answered, she allegedly had a knife in one hand and pointed it toward an officer at “waist level.” Cops said she seemed "angry and confused" and yelled: "There's no crime here! Get out of my house!" One officer said the 88-year-old kept approaching them until she "was just about sticking it into my stomach." According to police, she also slapped one of the officers. Cops also said she resisted arrest and they had to place her on the ground to take her into custody. However, police have confirmed that the original call was for a disturbance one block away from Stankiewicz's home. She has pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault and battery and was released after being booked." I see no reason to charge the old broad. Why draw light on the fact that your dispatcher F'd up and sent you to the wrong address. Save face and leave her be. IMHO I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
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