July 19, 2007
Andrew Hanon, Sun Media
"Wasylyshen earned notoriety for repeatedly using his stun gun on an unconscious teen (Randy Fryingpan) in 2002. Charges for breaching conditions of bail against Randy Fryingpan were stayed in 2005 after Judge Jack Easton labelled Wasylyshen's behaviour while arresting him "cruel and unusual." Fryingpan, who was 16 at the time, had been drinking and smoking pot with three other youths when Wasylyshen and two other cops found him. The teen was passed out in a car when Wasylyshen zapped him the first time. Wasylyshen used the stun gun five more times on the youth as he hauled Fryingpan out of the car. Despite the judge's ruling, Crown prosecutors who reviewed the case decided not to pursue criminal charges against Wasylyshen because they believed Wasylyshen was justified in using his stun gun."
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