A police officer who demonstrated how his Taser worked by zapping a willing participant in the genitals got an official warning from his bosses.
Officer Randy Reynolds, Tenino Washington, fell under the watchful eye of his superiors when a video of the incident that occurred last Spring was posted on YouTube. Apparently the video clearly shows that the unidentified man wasn’t injured and onlookers can be heard laughing in the background.
Interim Police Chief Larry Dickerson has stated that Reynolds had been at a social gathering, but he was in uniform as he was on his way to work at the time. The unidentified man repeatedly asked Reynolds to use the weapon on him. Reynolds eventually obliged twice.
“He said he just wanted to know what it felt like. Randy didn’t want to do it at first, but the guy kept asking,†said Dickerson, who interviewed the man.
The Chief has said that no uniformed officer should demonstrate the use of a stun gun outside the line of duty except during training exercises.
“You don’t just go around doing your own demonstrations,†he said.
For his trouble Reynolds, 30, who’s been with the southwestern Washington towns police department since December 2005, will receive a formal reprimand in his personnel file and a warning not to misuse police equipment. He’ll also have to go over the departments taser policy and go over it with an instructor – again.
“A formal reprimand”? OMG, this “man” (or whatever he is) should be suspended for a long, long time, not given a reprimand.
That was a bit silly… good job they guy didn’t have a pace maker fitted!
Just noticed you are on the same domain as trisha’s musings… I assume you are related?
“zapping a willing participant in the genitals”… Good lord. This participant need be part of the “thinning the herd”. Idiot
This officer exercised bad judgement, but they did the right thing regarding his discipline. Some stupid mistakes should cost you your job, but people make errors in judgement and if they aren’t racial or cause injury, people should be allowed to learn from their mistakes. Unless they keep making them.
He should have received some days on the street without pay in addition to the formal reprimand, but I don’t think they should have taken the guy’s job.
Sorry but I don’t think he was punished enugh
over here in England our police officers are above the law they are supposed to be protecting
test driving their car at over 150MPH in a 70 limit ended in a slapped rist
car chases where inocent bystanders are killed by car theives being pushed beyond their skills or to jump red lights and for what ??? the car is wrecked public put at risk and the officers are ticked off and back to do it again soon after
As to ” you try their job” that’s what they get paid for no one made them join the force and if they can’t cut it then they should resign I am sick of hearing of big payouts to people that were doing what they get paid for STRESS is part of that contract of employmoent
This is when the importance of discipline comes in. A Police offer must show good example for others to follow….
I don’t know why he was “zapped”. He won’t have any troubles.
Cops go through enough training that they know better than do do something this stupid like this. And maybe officer Reynolds should have gotten more than a slap on the wrist, but I don’t think his lack of good judgment here should have cost him his job.