For a start, Lorna Varner was 76 when that happened, it was in 2010.

Although on first sight, it appears to be really shocking, indefensible and uncalled for, have you ever seen just how strong people who're drunk, on a drug high or have mental issues are? Often it takes many people to restrain them.

The woman in the video had stolen some flowers and when aprehended tried to kick or actually kicked an officer. What are they supposed to do when someone is fighting and resisting? At such an age, bones and joints are weaker but it didn't stop her fighting the cops did it? OK, so she's got mental problems but how were the cops to know that? Did she have a sign round her neck saying so?

Sure, it looks really bad now, a 73 year old with a broken arm, just how would you have gone about dealing with the situation? It's far too easy to pick out the "juicy bits" and remonstrate with the benefit of hindsight.