Brickbat: Fool Me Once…

Dammeon Player, a former police officer in Warren, Michigan, was sentenced to 45 days in jail and two years of probation after pleading guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and misconduct in office for tasing someone outside his jurisdiction. In July 2023, a truck driver blocked traffic as he tried to back into a loading dock. Officers said he was non-compliant and pulled him out of the truck, when Player tased him twice. Player also faces felony charges for a similar incident in 2020—when, while serving with the Highland Park police, he tased a man accused of refusing to leave a Burger King. The suspect was walking away at the time, and when tased, he fell and hit his head on a brick wall, briefly losing consciousness. Highland Park did not share details of the event with the Warren police before they hired him.