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, Science and Research, Tasers on Dec.10, 2008
British Columbia police are pulling their X26 Tasers out of field use after BC’s Solicitor General also found, like many others before have found, that Taser shock levels can vary a lot and dangerously in actual field use. It’s little more than a show for the public, though — police will simply use other models [...]
filed in Media Coverage, Tasers on Nov.10, 2008
CMM nearly died of a zap attack waking up this morning to an editorial in the Province, one of Vancouver’s two major daily newspapers. Time to Zap the Taser flatly attacks police for committing “executions” on innocent people with the infamous pain-compliance mechanisms. Congratulations to the Province for its honesty and forthrightness, but they won’t [...]