Here is a wee spot the difference competition (no prizes) for you to test your observational skills on.
Can you tell me the difference between the two objects in the picture above, and what each is used for?
Yes, that's right, the one on the left is a white stick used by the visually impaired, the one on the right is a Samurai sword used for killing people.
Now that wasn't too difficult was it?
Sadly some in the Lancashire police might have had some problems with it.
The
Telegraph reports that Colin Farmer (a 61 year old visually impaired gentlemen) found himself tasered and handcuffed whilst on his way to meet friends for a drink
in his local pub in Chorley.
For why?
Police had earlier been dispatched after reports of a man roaming around
Chorley town centre in Lancs armed with a sword, and a patrolman spotted Mr Farmer walking down the street using his
white stick to get around and mistook it for a samurai sword.
Mr Farmer said:
"The whole thing was like being trapped in a nightmare.
I didn't
even know the police were there. I heard this man shouting. I thought they
were shouting at some people.
I certainly didn't know they were police - and I certainly didn't know
they were shouting at me.
I thought I was going to be attacked by some hooligans. The next thing
they fired a Taser at me, though I didn't know it was a taser at the time.
I just felt this thump in my back. As soon as the taser hit me I hit the
ground.
I hit my head on the floor, then this policeman came around. I said 'I'm
blind, I'm blind. I'm blind'.
This policeman knelt on me and dragged my arms round my back and
handcuffed me so tight I've had bruises since.
I said 'you're hurting me, I'm blind' - and there's no way he could not
have seen my stick on the floor.
I walk at a snail's pace. They could have walked past me, driven past me
in the van, or said drop your weapon.
It's a sad excuse. They wouldn't even stop when I said I'm blind. I was
absolutely terrified. I thought any second I'm going to have another stroke
and this one will kill me."
Chief Supt Stuart Williams, of Chorley Police said:
"We have launched an urgent investigation to understand what lessons can
be learned and the matter has also been referred to the Independent Police
Complaints Commission."
Mistakes of course do happen, but this seems to be one hell of a snafu!
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