don't call 911, especially if you're blind and deaf;

 

San Bernardino, CA — As frequent readers of the Free Thought Project will attest, calling 911 can often be a deadly mistake. All too often, those in need of help, call 911 only to be beaten, arrested, or killed when police show up. A 91-year-old woman learned this the hard way over the weekend after she was shot and killed by police who showed up to her 911 call for help and shot her.

According to her family, Betty Francois was legally blind and deaf but managed to live by herself. She was self-sufficient and apparently well armed. When Francois suspected people were breaking into her home, she grabbed her shotgun and then called 911.

According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, when deputies arrived on the scene, they encountered Francois, who was armed with a shotgun. Police claimed in a statement when they told Francois to drop the gun, she didn’t listen, so they had no choice but to shoot her.

On Saturday, January 9, 2021, at 9:34 a.m., deputies responded to a 911 call reporting unknown subjects attempting to break into the Sunburst Road residence. Deputies arrived and a woman, later identified as Betty Francois, came out the front door of the home armed with a shotgun. Deputies gave her commands to drop the gun, then she pointed the gun at the deputies, and a deputy-involved shooting occurred.........read and watch more.......