Friday, 26 April 2013

Funeral Held for ‘Stun Gun” Policeman

Funeral Held for ‘Stun Gun” Policeman There was clearly no chance Lt. Michael Piggot could foreseen what transpired moments after giving the order for officers to fireplace a Taser during a mentally disturbed man. When man felt the results of this stun gun, he pitched forward around the balcony railing and fell to his death.

The citizen was clearly unbalanced. He banded regarding the balcony, naked, waving an eight foot long stun gun pen fluorescent light tube at officers on the nearby fire escape. Although officers on the floor justified an inflatable keychain pepper spray cushion, it we hadn't arrived as soon as the Taser projectiles were deployed. Iman Morales, age thirty-five, fell ten feet hitting his stun gun cell phone directly the pavement.

Piggot, a significantly decorated officer who had six years within Chicago Police Department Emergency Services Unit, was simply prevent handle the stress of everything. He was don desk duties and took a short time off. The department also provided counseling to further him regain his equilibrium, nonetheless wasn’t enough. On his forty-sixth birthday, last Thursday, he penned an email that she left by pictures of his children. It said he wasn't able to bear the very thought of his children seeing him in handcuffs.

According to Detective Stephen, Piggot seemed upset due to the fact department reassigned him and took his weapon although the incident was under investigation.

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