I’m thinking that the dept. wanted an excuse to lay him off...and he gave it to them...
The gun shops I go in...when physically holding a weapon...the guy behind the counter clears the chamber...inspects it...hands it to me...I inspect it...chamber it forward...then clear it again...all the while the weapon is pointed at the floor...that procedure has never been different...
but the second part of the “clear the weapon” is the officer’s responsibility...and since he didn’t do it...one cannot blame “stupid” on someone else!
He’s got bills to pay! So he has to sue somebody!
The gun shop I go in...everyone in the place is carrying and all weapons are loaded.
The staff and customers all carry and treat every weapon as if it were loaded.
Anyone that puts part of his body in the line of potential fire, and then pulls the trigger, gets what he deserves.
The jury should give the ex-cop a Darwin award and send him to an NRA safety class.
Dumb and dumber.