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KCKPD said Monday that the officer shouldn't have engaged the customer and said another officer that joined used tactics that go against department policy.
"The investigation also concluded that one of the responding officers employed techniques that are not approved, nor trained, by the Department," a KCKPD spokeswoman said in a statement. "Due to these findings, both officers have been disciplined consistent with policy and will undergo additional training to ensure future compliance."
KCKPD did not elaborate on what the discipline was.
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2 KCK police officers caught on camera kneeing customer's neck 'disciplined' after investigation
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Two Kansas City, Kansas, officers who were caught on camera kneeling on a customer's upper back and neck during a confrontation at a Walmart have been disciplined, the department said Monday. The incident, which was posted to social media platform TikTok on June 2, shows a KCK officer in a struggle with a man on the ground.
Video: Kansas City, Kansas police officer puts knee on man's neck at Walmart
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Dayton Borisouth said he was trying to do a good deed by helping his uncle jumpstart his car outside of a Kansas City, Kansas, Walmart. He had no idea it would soon become the worst day of his life.
KCK officers discipline after video shows officer placing knee on neck
The Kansas City, Kan., Police Department has disciplined two officers after a TikTok video showed one of them placing his knee on a subject's neck. The video was posted on the social media outlet late last week. KCKPD said the department was investigating the matter, and after the investigation, decided to discipline the officers.
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