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And I encounter her every day I ride Fromme. She is lucid, coherent and aware
of her surroundings (and the implications thereof). This is not some "bat-shit
crazy old woman". Her actions clearly had some cognitive reasoning behind
them. Saddest part too: I have never been afraid of her (no reason to) and she
has been very friendly and talkative to me. I have had many conversations with
her with no incident. But striking someone with a hiking pole, in a legal
sense, is assault with a weapon. Make no mistake. She is in damage control
now, and will do anything to mitigate further action. I hope in the end she
gets the book thrown at her. I know my perception of her is permanently
changed. Sad how it all goes.
Feb. 1, 2015, 6:45 p.m. - Peter Leeds
#!markdown And I encounter her every day I ride Fromme. She is lucid, coherent and aware of her surroundings (and the implications thereof). This is not some "bat-shit crazy old woman". Her actions clearly had some cognitive reasoning behind them. Saddest part too: I have never been afraid of her (no reason to) and she has been very friendly and talkative to me. I have had many conversations with her with no incident. But striking someone with a hiking pole, in a legal sense, is assault with a weapon. Make no mistake. She is in damage control now, and will do anything to mitigate further action. I hope in the end she gets the book thrown at her. I know my perception of her is permanently changed. Sad how it all goes.