American Life Stories: The Last Stand of Monroe Isadore, 107
No Country for Old Men, or the Last Stand of Monroe Isadore, 107
September 07, 2013, a 107-year-old man was shot dead in Arkansas, US, by a SWAT team. Local authorities claim the centenarian was killed after he refused to surrender.
Monroe Isadore, 107, had quarreled with his two relatives because he didn't want to move out of his own house, something his relatives were planning for him to do. The two relatives then alleged Isadore had pointed a gun at them and called 911.
The police arrived on scene. Confused and scared, Isadore decided nevertheless to defend his home and his right to stay in it, stood his ground and shot through the door at police officers who beat a hasty retreat and called for backup, namely a SWAT team.
Having failed to reach an agreement with the old man, SWAT officers then gave him the Auschwitz treatment -- by feeding gas into his room through a bedroom window, which however only added to Isadore's confusion and fear but failed to render the free-spirited old man docile or obedient.
Though terrified, the old-timer then had his last stand opening fire on invading heavily-armed SWAT goons, probably thinking he was being attacked by terrorists or something (too bad he didn't kill any).
Faced with such resolute resistance, the SWAT officers broke down the door to the bedroom and threw in a grenade.
Despite this, Isadore continued shooting at the break-in team as best he could, whereupon the killers in SWAT uniforms -- fat-assed cowards and clowns all of them -- fired on him, killing the 107 year old man.
And that's the end of this particular American life story.