Complaint about Whangārei officer filmed allegedly swearing upheld by police and watchdog
11 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Northland police have spoken to an officer filmed using unprofessional language during an arrest. Photo / Supplied
Northland police have spoken to an officer filmed using unprofessional language during an arrest. Photo / Supplied
Northern Advocate
A Northland police officer at the centre of an online video that sparked a fierce debate about whether he had used unprofessional language has had a complaint against him upheld.
The nine-second video filmed on February 3 shows a man lying face down next to a weed-eater on a Kamo Rd driveway in Whau Valley being approached by two officers with Tasers. One of the officers addresses the man with a word that viewers debated was cuz or c .
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