Cop Tries to Apologize to Alleged Victim with 'Sorry I Tased You' Cake

Cakes are a great way to make people feel better.

They can be a thoughtful and delicious way to celebrate a birthday, the coming together of two people in holy matrimony, paying tribute to Morrissey, or even to embrace our inevitable deaths. But odds are that if you've been tased by an off-duty cop, a cake will be of little consolation.

Take the case of former deputy Michael Wohlers, who, according to the Pensacola News Journal, attempted to make an alleged victim feel better by sending her a picture of a "Sorry I Tased You" cake.

Apology cake: 'Sorry I Tased You' https://t.co/F14Jx4pSyX

— PNJ (@pnj) September 28, 2016

The two had gotten into an altercation in June 2015, after Wohlers went to visit Byron at her work after his patrol shift. That's when Wohlers allegedly took the sweet tea she was drinking and refused to give it back. An argument ensued. Evidently, things escalated during what Wohlers said was "horseplay" and he ended up discharging his stun gun into her throat and chest.

Sadly, this is not innuendo for make-up sex. Shortly after electrocuting Byron, the deputy jumped on her, dug his knee into her chest, and "forcefully" removed the taser prods from her body, according to court documents.

Wohlers resigned from the police force not long after, but not before sending her a picture of a cake with a stick figure getting tased and the words "Sorry I tased you" inscribed in icing. Wohler added that he wanted to send her this cake, but never followed through. Byron apparently did not appreciate this attempt at a humorous apology and instead submitted the photo of the cake into evidence in a lawsuit against the former deputy.

And while the Pensacola News Journal initially reported that Wohlers baked the cake—a detail that was subsequently reported by Fox News, the New York Post, and New York magazine—it turns out that the cake in question is actually from a completely unrelated 2014 incident. According to Gizmodo, the original cake was made by a Massachusetts police officer who accidentally tased his partner during a rough arrest.

Unlike the 2014 case, the "Sorry I tasered you" apology was not accepted here. Byron's lawsuit claims that the "unprovoked" attack caused physical injuries, monetary loss, medical expenses, humiliation, and mental anguish and she is now seeking compensatory damages, costs, expenses and reasonable attorney's fees.

Wohler's lawyer responded to the lawsuit by saying that even if Byron's allegations are true, Wohlers' actions "reflect, at worst, mere negligence."

Maybe he would have been better off actually baking the cake instead of just sending her a photo. The healing powers of frosting are best appreciated IRL.