Two Atlanta police officers who were fired after using their tasers on two college students who were stuck in traffic during recent protests have filed a lawsuit demanding their jobs back.
They have named Atlanta police Chief Erika Shields and Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in the suit, which was filed in Fulton County State Court.
But Shields balked at the charges, calling them a “political” move by the Fulton County district attorney, the AJC reported.
The officers involved are all charged with aggravated assault, which in this case refers to a taser being used as a deadly weapon.
“As a matter of law, a Taser is not a deadly weapon.