Mayor uses Taser against own adviser to see if it really works | News World

Most of us don’t expect to be Tasered while at work, thankfully.

But that’s what happened to the unfortunate adviser working for the mayor of the Peruvian town, Surco.

It has landed the mayor, Carlos Bruce, in hot water after a clip of him using the stun gun spread online.

Footage shows Arturo Bobbio, the mayor’s adviser and municipal manager, standing up just a few feet from Bruce, who holds the yellow self-defence weapon.

Bobbio appears to pay attention to what’s coming up as he braces for the impact of the electrical current normally used to subdue criminals and suspects.

He squeezes his fists and one other man supports him while Bruce grips the device with each hands before the volts hit the adviser from behind.

The heartbeat from the stun gun makes him convulse as his body receives hundreds of volts.

He moves uncontrollably before his feet appear to present in as he falls onto the ground while being supported by his colleague.

Mayor Bruce said the edited clip was taken out of context of a situation that occurred in a non-public setting, in response to TV Peru Noticias.

He claimed that Bobbio’s participation was voluntary and that there was no real risk to him.

Online commentators compared the bizarre exercise to a scene from the hit American 2000s movie franchise Jackass featuring wild pranks and stunts by Johnny Knoxville and his crew.

One other one joked that it looked like a Peruvian version of The Office TV series.

It comes after the Surco municipality is alleged to have purchased stun guns for its security personnel.

Stun guns can typically eject between 2,000 and 50,000 volts.

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