A DoorDash driver's video shows a police officer firing his stun gun at the delivery man during a traffic stop after he said the officer's behavior made him feel unsafe
In this image made from video provided by Delane Gordon, a police officer in Collegedale, Tenn., is seen before he fires a stun gun at Gordon on Thursday, March 10, 2022. Gordon, a food delivery driver, began recording his traffic stop for speeding and asked to see the officer's supervisor. Gordon's attorney, Ryan Wheeler, says Gordon is facing additional charges of resisting arrest and obstruction of justice. Police have so far not identified the officer. NASHVILLE, Tenn.
“Sir, I feel uncomfortable, please get your supervisor," Gordon pleads, at which point Driskill holsters the Taser and grabs him with both hands, trying to pull him down through the open door. “I don’t give a what you feel like. I said get out,” the officer says.The officer then steps back and fires his stun gun. “Oh my God, that’s not lawful sir. That’s not lawful," Gordon says after crying out as he felt the jolt.
Rashawn Ray, a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, said the officer's behavior and sworn affidavit aren't surprising, given how police are trained. In the affidavit, Driskill described what happened before Gordon's video started recording, from his perspective as an officer. He wrote that he clocked Gordon driving 49 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone. Gordon demanded to see the radar; he told him he'd have to go to court for that. And when Gordon wouldn't get out of the car, Driskill said he asked a police chaplain who happened to be in his cruiser to call for backup, because his portable radio wouldn't work.
Three days before Gordon's attorney released the video, the Hamilton County district attorney’s office announced that it asked the county sheriff’s office to investigate a March 10 traffic stop by the Collegedale Police Department in which the driver was charged with speeding, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. It provided no reason for the request and did not name anyone involved.
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