"And I was very frightened, and I told him to call the police and he said, 'I am the police,'" said Poole.

Fresno, California 78-year-old grandmother Mary Poole was brutally assaulted and pepper-sprayed by a police officer when she attempted to deliver cupcakes to her grandchildren at school.

The children's parents are in the midst of a divorce and custody battle, so Mary wanted to do something nice for the children. She decided to deliver a gift in a neutral setting.

"I hadn't seen my granddaughters for some time and I wanted to see them, and so I baked some cupcakes and bought some cookies for my granddaughters classroom," Mary said.

When she arrived at the school she was met by a rude Clovis Unified police officer who told her that she was not allowed to visit the children because there was a restraining order against her. In reality, there was no restraining order against her and no legal reason to keep her out of the school.

The officer was either lying or was totally mistaken about the situation.

Mary obeyed the officer and left the school. She then pulled over to call her son and tell him what happened. While she was on the phone, she was again approached by the officer who became immediately confrontational. As with most police encounters, he refused to hear any explanation that she attempted to give him, but instead demanded immediate obedience.

When she tried to explain her situation, the officer became violent with her. Next he pepper-sprayed the woman in the face twice during the confrontation, as she was struggling to free herself from the attack. The officer must have seen her struggling for safety as a sign of resistance.

"He wouldn't listen to anything I had to say, period. Every time I tried telling him anything, I mean, I was even telling him, I'm 78 years old, before he grabbed me. He sprayed me with mace twice," Mary told reporters.

"And I was very frightened, and I told him to call the police and he said, 'I am the police'. He jerked me out of my car with my left arm with such great force, and then threw me onto the pavement. From there he dragged me by my left arm up to the school grounds," she said.

The officer's attack left Mary seriously injured with several broken bones and a dislocated shoulder.

When all was said and done Mary was taken to the hospital and left with more than $180,000 in medical bills.

Mary Poole filed a lawsuit this week, alleging police brutality and elderly abuse.

John Vibes is an author, researcher and investigative journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture and the drug war. In addition to his writing and activist work he is also the owner of a successful music promotion company. In 2013, he became one of the organizers of the Free Your Mind Conference, which features top caliber speakers and whistle-blowers from all over the world. You can contact him and stay connected to his work at his Facebook page. You can find his 65 chapter Book entitled "Alchemy of the Timeless Renaissance" at bookpatch.com.

The donut shop must have been closed, and the cop really wanted those cupcakes.

possibly... or maybe he took to many ahole pills that day...

they should sentence this guy to 3 years as a bedpan orderly
in a senior citizen home for the disabled........what a punk

Man where was this cop razed?... I know Fresno well my sister lives there...what gang could she belong to? Was she wearing pink and the cop thought them are the oldies gang? Jk.....
Somebody better start saying they sorry PDQ
Poor woman
I dropped my clown pic as someone didn't think the house clown was funny
So here I am dressed for a day at the liquid quarter mile.. That day went well ran a 230 mph pass.... One of the last flat runs for "Final Effort".
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at least she can sue the city, and get that POS fired... i guess the police entrance requirements are sliding down fast now...

Years ago my job required that I interact with cops on a regular basis. I watched as new hires took the job, were trained by other cops.

Many of them are _actively encouraged_ by other cops to behave like complete @zzholes towards the public.

I watched people that I personally knew were good hearted, sincere, kind people put on this facade of arrogance and hostility towards people.

I think that this must change a person, over time.

is this for real? where is the name of the cop? and was he suspended? I just googled it and not newsworthy report of it was made. total hoax Joe. lol

I can't attest to the accuracy of anything here, but I do not believe that this site is a satire site:

http://rt.com/usa/235335-police-mace-grandma-cupcakes/

Or see:

https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=%22And+I+was+very+frightened%2C+and+I+told+him+to+call+the+police+and+he+said%2C+%27I+am+the+police%2C%27%22+said+Poole.&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

his Eyes were glazed from all those Donuts!

bad things don't always make the news, the media is controlled by the government who decides what we should be told...

That cop had been spending a lot of time in the ''Narcotics section'' of the dept. so one thing lead to another hence hes behaviour

all this police brutality is sickening. about a month ago my cousin was shot and killed by a police officer in his backyard. he was unarmed and was not trying to resist and yet she shot him twice in the chest leading to his death. she got suspended with pay for a couple weeks and now shes back on the force on administrative duty. such BS why aren't cops accountable for anything. they straight murder people in cold blood everyday, but nowadays cops have the right to do that? like its really getting irritating seeing the 10000 videos of police brutality on youtube and thers never any consequences for their actions. I just wonder how long americans will tolerate all this nonsense from our corrupt gov. and abusive police. its about time we stand up to the tyranny that is the federal government. I wish the anonymous hackers would just knock out tv for a while and play police brutality videos on every channel maybe then people would see whats really going on. but until then the dumb masses of americans are more worried about patriots underinflating footballs and kim kardashians a** than things that actually matter. it really is depressing seeing how complacent people are and how they have no balls to stand up and do the right thing, they see people getting killed by the people that our tax dollars pay to protect them and think o well I don't care it wasn't me or anyone I know. one day it will be I know that from experience. JAIL KILLER COPS!!!!