filed in Canadian Current Events, Police, Tasers on Jan.28, 2009
The inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski in the Vancouver Airport after being Tasered 5 times by RCMP officers has exploded across the national and international media again following the testimony of Richmond Fire Capt. Kirby Graeme. Graeme called the RCMP officers “unprofessional” and said the RCMP officers even “obstructed” paramedics who wanted to [...]
filed in Canadian Current Events, Police, Tasers on Dec.16, 2008
Les Leyne has written a good column for the Victoria Times-Colonist about the decision not to press charges against the RCMP officers who infamously on video killed Robert Dziekanski while he was pleading for help in Polish in a Vancouver airport: “It’s easier to blame Robert Dziekanski”. Yes, that about sums it up, right down [...]
filed in Media Coverage, Police, Tasers on Sep.12, 2008
Using an access to information request, the Toronto Star reports it has obtained a copy of a recent independent internal review of the RCMP’s use of tasers. According to the Star (and much to their credit, the Star has so far done much of Canada’s most incisive and critical writing on Tasers and manufacturer Taser [...]