(a) Any member of the Department of Police Operations who observes another member of the Department of Police Operations use any unauthorized use of force, including any prohibited neck restraint or chokehold, must attempt to safely intervene by verbal and physical means, and if they do not do so, they shall be subject to discipline to the same severity as if they themselves engaged in the prohibited use of force.
(b) Any member of the Department of Police Operations who observes another member of the Department of Police Operations use any unauthorized use of force, including any prohibited neck restraint or chokehold, has an affirmative duty to immediately report the incident while still on scene by phone or radio to their Commander or their Commander's superiors.
(Ord. 203-20. Passed 6-16-20.)