Watch: Texas Policeman Asks Trainee To Tase Unarmed Black Woman

A white police officer, in service for 22 years in Fort Worth, Texas, was fired Monday after he was found guilty of misusing his power for instructing a rookie to tase a black female during an encounter.

The incident, which was captured on video, took place in August when Sergeant Kenneth Pierce and the female trainee approached the woman who had called 911 for assistance with regards to domestic violence.

Pierce asked the woman to produce her proof of identity.

But when the woman refused he became “impatient and initiated an unnecessary physical confrontation”. He then ordered a rookie police officer to “tase” the woman, explained Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald, according to a report in the Longroom.

The video captured on the rookie’s bodycam shows the woman refusing to show her identity proof and trying to turn away from the police.

Responding to the police when asked for ID, the woman is heard saying, “I don’t have to hand her anything.”

But then Pierce said, “Turn around and hand her your ID or you’re going in handcuffs and going to jail.”

After repeated efforts to handcuff her, the rookie manages to pull out her taser. The woman, meanwhile kept trying to escape from the police and shouted, “Don't touch me! Let your hands off me!”

According to a report in the Daily Mail, Fitzgerald said, “I’m confident that everyone who sees this video, including members of this department, will agree this supervisor’s response and subsequent behaviors are absolutely unacceptable.”

He added, “We are built on a foundation of being problem-solvers. Pierce responded in an opposite manner, and he escalated the situation endangering everyone involved including his fellow officers.”

After reviewing the video no charges were brought against the woman, informed Fitzgerald.

He said, “Thankfully, in this situation, our internal systems worked, both in the use of force review and the criminal investigative process. Even in tough and challenging times, our officers demonstrate leadership, patience and de-escalation tactics in their daily work.”

According to Fitzgerald everybody should be treated equally with due respect and dignity.