Alberta’s police watchdog says that whereas pointing an unloaded stun gun at a fellow worker won’t be a criminal offense, it’s no joking matter.
The Alberta Critical Incident Response Workforce investigated a criticism from October 2019 on the Elk Level.
A civilian worker complained that on a number of events she was conscious a stun gun had been pointed at her as a result of she might see a crimson dot on her physique.
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One officer testified that the officers had pointed their stun weapons at one another as “a joke at instances,” however was it wasn’t loaded with a cartridge so couldn’t discharge.
The Alberta Crown Prosecution Service regarded on the case however advisable towards submitting any fees.
ASIRT assistant govt director Matthew Block says no motion will likely be taken, however that doesn’t imply it was acceptable behaviour.
“An individual can nonetheless be threatened,” he writes.
“There’s proof of misuse of performed vitality weapons in Elk Level detachment. Such issues are exterior of the scope of ASIRT and are extra correctly handled by the RCMP internally.”
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