Police Officer Laughed With Fellow Cops About Brutalizing 73-Year-Old Woman In Dislocating Her Shoulder And Breaking Her Arm In Colorado (Video)

April 28. 2021

73-year-old Karen Garner, who suffers from dementia, was the victim of a cruel act of police brutality in Colorado. Police officer, Austin Hopp, threw the elderly, unwell woman to the ground for shoplifting $14 in goods from a store.

In reviewing the tape with fellow officers, Hopp, cruelly laughed and stated "ready for the pop?" as he watched himself twisting the elderly lady's arm. The victim sustained a dislocated shoulder, fractured arm and sprained wrist.

Frail 73-year-old Karen Garner being brutalized by police officer Austin Hopp

The incident occurred in June 2020, but has now come to light. The family of the little old lady have filed a lawsuit against Hopp and the police department over her injuries. I'd take it a step further and state Hopp should be charged with assault. Hopp's conduct is vile and made all the worse that it was done to a little old lady. What was he thinking. His conduct is completely unacceptable.

The elderly victim's attorney, Sarah Schielke, stated this week, "This is utterly disgusting. Loveland knew. They’ve known all along. They failed Karen Garner. They failed the community. And they did it all on camera."

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'Ready for the pop?': Colorado police officer joked about excessive force used in arrest of elderly woman, video shows

Mon, April 26, 2021, 10:00 PM - FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A Colorado police department has said it wasn't aware of complaints regarding the arrest of 73-year-old Karen Garner, who has dementia, but new video made public Monday shows officers watching bodycam footage, joking about their use of force and noting the case would trigger an internal review.

Video released Monday by Garner's attorney shows Officer Austin Hopp knew the case would be reviewed by "Blue Team," the department's system of keeping track of certain reports, including uses of force and threats of force during arrests.

According to police station surveillance video, Hopp later told fellow police officers “ready for the pop?” as he showed them his body camera footage that was part of the arrest made in Loveland, Colorado, about 50 miles north of Denver, last year...

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