Mountie to be disciplined for using Taser on double-parked senior
Posted by Tyler Kinch on 16th December 2007
An RCMP officer in Kelowna, B.C., will be disciplined for using a Taser stun gun on a 68-year-old stroke victim over a parking violation.
Supt. Bill McKinnon said the incident grew out of a simple traffic stop that escalated when John Peters drove away.
The senior admitted he first drove away when a police officer tried to give him a ticket for double parking.
Peters told CBC News he then stopped a short distance away. The officer stunned him with the Taser once while he was still in his car, and again when he got out, Peters said.
McKinnon said a stun gun should never be used when someone is seated in a car and the officer has been suspended from using the Taser. He will likely receive a written reprimand on his record, McKinnon said.
“We have determined the use of a conducted energy weapon while Mr. Peters remained seated in the driver’s seat of his vehicle was indeed inappropriate,” McKinnon said.
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