EP 48: 05/21 /25 - Court Rules Reinstatement of Fired Police Officer

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From The Register Citizen in Torrington, Connecticut, dated 04/15/25, lays out the case against an officer who was fired over a 2020 incident in which he pepper-sprayed a handcuffed man. Tim talks about the justification and the non-justification of the officer's actions that day.

An Appellate Court has ruled the Torrington Police Department to reinstate Sgt. Gerald "Jay" Peters, along with full back pay and seniority.