Blind Retiree Tazered by English Cops

An unnamed cop in Chorley, Lancashire, UK, searching for a drunken hooligan running around with a Samurai sword, used a Tazer device on a 61 year old blind pensioner strolling down the street on his way to the local.  According to the police spokesman, the officer mistook Mr. Farmer's white cane for a Japanese sword.  Pretty easy to do.  Samurai warriors with swords are often mistaken for blind folk as well.