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Waffle House waiter sues over Taser incident

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A Waffle House employee is suing the Gwinnett County Police Department over what he says was an unprovoked encounter with an officer who stunned him with a Taser.

The department's internal investigation records reveal that the officer used the weapon like a toy with tacit approval from two superior officers.

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{"commentId":8078066,"authorDomain":"mommy-nash"}

I read the story and I am not sure if he should sue the officers or the County but I do think he has every right to sue.

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    Reply#1 - Tue Jul 7, 2009 2:22 PM EDT
    {"commentId":8233221,"authorDomain":"gwenny"}

    I totally agree. This was out of line on the part of the officers.

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      #1.1 - Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:39 PM EDT
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