Tue, 21-Oct-2025

US cop sentenced to 5 years for violent arrest of dementia sufferer

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A US police officer sentenced to five years in prison for violently arresting a 73-year-old dementia patient for allegedly shoplifting, fracturing her arm and dislocating her shoulder. Bodycam video of the arrest – and footage of cops subsequently smiling as they re-watched it at a Colorado police station – prompted global indignation. Austin Hopp pled … Read more