An Amsterdam police officer used a taser on a parcel delivery driver after the driver parked illegally, according to RTL.nl. The incident has drawn widespread public indignation in the Dutch capital, the outlet reports.
RTL.nl frames the reaction as outrage over the use of a taser in a situation that began with a parking offence. The broadcaster's headline centres on the anger directed at the officer involved.
The reporting available does not specify when or where in Amsterdam the incident took place, nor does it give the driver's condition or whether any action has been taken against the officer. Those details were not included in the material reviewed.
The case adds to a broader public debate in the Netherlands about how and when police should deploy tasers, though RTL.nl's coverage as summarised focuses on this single episode and the response it provoked.
What to watch next: whether Amsterdam police or the Public Prosecution Service comment on the officer's conduct, and whether the driver files a complaint.