Utah Gossip

Betty Perry, the 70 year old woman that landed herself in hot water for resisting arrest had a court appearance today, and had a big attorney on her side – Gloria Allred. Allred bashed Orem police saying they’re picking on a poor old lady.

Now, I think it’s nice that Allred found someone to get her name back in the news, however, I think it’s pretty lame for her to claim Orem police are abusing this woman for not watering her lawn. The real problem came when the woman would not cooperate with police, and resisted arrest.

When things like this happen, no matter the age, the individual will be arrested. I think this should teach Ms. Perry a lesson – no matter how lame the charges are (i.e. abuse of a lawn), cooperate, and things will go much, much smoother. This was a very small thing when the police officer arrived to issue a citation, and it was made into a much bigger deal than it should have been.

The moral of the story? Don’t abuse your lawn. And don’t talk back to the cops. And if you do, try to look as pathetic as possible, and maybe a big-shot attorney will fly in to get their name in the news be your friend.