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I'm annoyed by this story before the first sentence is even complete. Who cares that she's a grandmother? What an absolutely irrelevant detail designed to prelo

I'm annoyed by this story before the first sentence is even complete. Who cares that she's a grandmother? What an absolutely irrelevant detail designed to preload sympathy for her before we even know any of the details. But assuming the events unfolded as she describes, this particular case is clearly egregious. There's no evidence that this is the modal case. We're mostly talking about legitimate (if relentless) ticketing of traffic violations. To the extent that an increase in the number of police interactions is going to result in an increase in the prevalence of bad interactions (which I think is true), the answer is much more automated enforcement.

Buge 5y ago
Why does the crime elder abuse exist? Because older people often have a harder time with physical and mental tasks. I agree that whether she has grandchildren or not doesn't matter much, but people say grandma to be more polite than saying old lady.
- dionidium 5y ago
  She's 52.
  - Buge 5y ago
    Yeah, you're right, she's a bit younger than the typical grandma, so the use here does seem mostly for sympathy.
cool_dude85 5y ago
Why's it matter that it was on Cherry Avenue or that she was driving an SUV or who she was visiting? It's color to make the story interesting.
walls 5y ago
Put some salt on that boot it'll taste better.