Guest guest Posted June 16, 2002 Report Share Posted June 16, 2002 I wanna clone this lady and send her to Washington to represent US!! > > Grandma Beats Up Airport Security Guards by Bob Wallace > > > > Charges were dropped yesterday against Ruth " Grammy " Gordon, an > > 83-year-old wheelchair-bound grandmother, who was originally charged with > assault and battery, and assault with a deadly weapon, because an > altercation she had last week with six airport security guards, that left > all six hospitalized. > > > > " Justice has been served, " said the 95-pound mother of three and > grandmother of six, as she sat in her wheelchair, aided in her breathing by > an oxygen bottle. " Now I'm going to sue every fool in the federal government > for ignorance, stupidity, and just plain general incompetence. I'm an > American, and I won't be treated like this. " > > > > The problem began last month as Gordon was attempting to board an > airplane. " These guys are supposed to be some kind of professionals, " she > said, " but they're dumber than rocks. Here they were letting guys who looked > just like terrorists walk through without searching them, and then they pull > me aside and tell me they're going to search me? I don't think so. " > > > > According to one witness, Bud Cort of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, one guard, > " who weighed about 300 pounds, looked like he was drunk, and had his shirt > out, told this woman she couldn't board the plane unless they searched her. > He was really rude. That's when the trouble started. " > > > > Videotapes showed that Gordon ran the guard down with her motorized > wheelchair, then sat on top of the screaming man while spinning her chair in > circles. " Doofus was so fat he couldn't get up, " said Gordon with a giggle. > > > > One guard who attempted to pull Gordon's wheelchair off of the screaming > man from behind was hit over the head with an oxygen bottle and knocked > unconscious. A third guard, who approached Gordon from the front, was also > left dazed on the floor. Witnesses said she was cackling, " Put your hands on > an old lady, will you? " as she bashed both guards. > > > > The tape also showed a fourth guard attempting to grab Gordon's > wheelchair. Gordon removed a knitting needle from her purse and stabbed him > in his left buttock. " What a wimp, " she told reporters. " He started > screaming and grabbing his butt and running like a puppy that someone > kicked. " > > > > " It was amazing, " said another witness, a . " The whole crowd > just stood there cheering and clapping. I mean, she was whupping butt. " > > > > A fifth guard that attempted to grab Gordon had the seat of his pants set > on fire with a cigarette lighter than had escaped detection. " He just went > whoosh across the concourse, screaming and slapping at all these flames > flying out of his rear, " said . > > > > A sixth guard did finally manage to get Gordon in a body hug. " I think > that was the wrong thing to do, " said another witness, who declined to be > identified. " She just grabbed him by his greasy hair with one hand and > cracked him across the jaw with her skinny fist. And down and out he went. " > > > > After all this, Gordon's chair was still sitting on top of the first > guard. The tapes clearly showed her leaning over and yelling, " Apologize to > me, you fat sumbitch, or when I'm done with you you'll just be a greasy spot > on the floor! " > > > > As the crowd roared, the guard cried, " I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Uncle! I > won't do it again! " > > > > Finally, Gordon surrendered without further incident, and was taken to > jail and released on her own recognizance. " We didn't have any choice, " said > an unidentified officer of the court. " Over 200 people showed up to support > her. I think if we had demanded bail, there would have been a riot. " > > > > Over 20 lawyers offered to defend her for free. However, realizing the > precariousness of the case, Gordon was not charged with anything. " I doubt > there's a jury in the whole country that would have found her guilty of > anything, " said one of the lawyers. > > > > " I'm flying again tomorrow, " Gordon told reporters. " And I suggest no one > at the airport so much as look at me wrong. " > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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