A Jester that's not funny?
Woman, 89, arrested for refusing to return ball
An 89-year-old woman has been arrested in the US for refusing to give back a ball a child had kicked into her garden.
Edna Jester was taken to a police station in Cincinnati after the child's parents complained she had kept the American football.
Police Captain James Schaffer said officers twice warned Mrs Jester and finally arrested her after she refused to accept a citation. She must appear in court next month.
Mrs Jester said: "I said go ahead and arrest me. Handcuff me if you'd like, because I said I'm not guilty of anything".
The boy's mother, Kelly Tanis, said Mrs Jester had taken balls from her five children before, so she called the police.
She said: "This time it was a ball that my son had just bought with his own money. He works and he makes his own money, and he bought that ball, and six days later she took it."
The incident was caught on tape by neighbours who support Mrs Jester's plight.
One, Kevin Pike, said: "Taken down and interrogated, a (near) 90 year-old lady. This can't happen and this is absolutely ridiculous."
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When I was a kid my mom would have slapped us and told us that we deserved to lose the ball because weren't careful.
This 89 year old woman might depend on her garden for exercise, food, enjoyment and she has to put up with this?
There are the kinds of kids who grow up to get a license, get chased speeding by the cops, crash and then sue the city.:rolleyes:
And what is an 89 year old woman gonna do with a football anyway?:D
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P.S. I can see people sending these brats tons of balls to play with.:rolleyes:
