I’ve seen many instances where a tazer is used on a grounded suspect that continues to resit commands.
Just laying on one of your hands can result in taser use.
But of course, you can’t just whip out your pistol and shoot them.
Cop killed someone without cause so sentence is deserved.
But, anyone with “hands-on” at the time of TAZER would necessarily receive the voltage also.
Not a good decision by (off-duty/retired) LEO.