A New York City policeman has been docked 10 vacation days for using pepper spray on people participating in the Occupy Wall Street protests last month, Reuters reports.

The incident was captured on video, and went viral online. 

The NYPD told Reuters that Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna received a command discipline for "using pepper spray outside of department guidelines." According to the NYPD Captain's Endowment Association, Bologna gets 27 vacation days a year. 

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"Deputy Inspector Bologna is disappointed at the results of the department investigation," Roy Richter, president of the NYPD Captain's Endowment Association. "His actions prevented further injury and escalation of tumultuous conduct."

The New York Post reports that Bologna was informed of the decision yesterday, and was given three days to decide whether or not to appeal.

On Monday, Kaylee Dedrick, 24, one of the women Bologna pepper-sprayed, met with prosecutors to demand that the officer face criminal charges.

Watch the video:

Since starting in lower Manhattan in late September, the Occupy Wall Street protests have spread to other cities and countries around the world. On Tuesday night, New York City police arrested author Naomi Wolf outside an event held to honor New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.