I am certainly not celebrating her conviction.
The part that had me scratching my head was how this officer who had been on the job for all those years had never actually drawn and fired her taser. Even in training.
I personally know several cops, in my family. They get weapons refresher training every year. They have to qualify with their weapons…every year. They are tased at least once during their initial training. They are put through stress inducing weapons training during their academy and every couple of rotations through weapons qualifications.
The lack of training is probably not her fault. But it certainly contributed to her plight. I hope the judge is not a jerk during sentencing.
One of the reports I read indicated that she hadn't been doing regular shifts as a police officer in years, and had instead been working a desk job. But she was on the street that day because -- get this -- she was a trainer who was assigned to work in the field with a new police officer.
You can't make this sh!t up.