Officer Publicly Chewed Out by Boss After Bumbling Attempt to Tase Innocent Man
Shape_Grifter
Published
06/26/2021
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The junior officer seemed a little too ready
to deploy the taser on a citizen exercising his right to freedom of speech on public property; a point that had to be pointed out by his own superior -- repeatedly. This incident cost the city 175K in compensation to the man chased by the officer.
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Here's a news report showing the lead up to the encounter.
The junior officer in question, Chris Dickey, was later involved in the death of a mentally ill veteran and Bronze Star recipient, Matthew Poer.
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