After a Death, Use of Taser in Canada Is Debated

[nhboy]

"OTTAWA, Nov. 15 — A video recording showing an emotionally wrought immigrant dying after being hit with a police Taser at an airport last month has touched off a fierce debate in Canada on police actions in the case and the rules governing use of the weapon.

The 10-minute recording, which was widely broadcast Wednesday night, was made last month by another passenger and initially seized by the police. It shows a Polish immigrant, Robert Dziekanski, being hit just 46 seconds after four members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrived to subdue him at the airport in Vancouver, British Columbia. The recording also supports accounts from witnesses who said the police officers did not appear to be in danger when the weapon was fired at least twice."

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/16/world/americas/16canada.html?ref=world

 

[jazz lady]

Interesting.

 

[soul4sale]

The recording also supports accounts from witnesses who said the police officers did not appear to be in danger when the weapon was fired at least twice.

Raise your hand if you saw this coming...a hundred miles off. The taser is the cops' dream weapon. It inflicts pain and humuliation from a distance without leaving visible bruises. Best of all, you can fire it dozens of times without reloading. Charles County can't buy them fast enough.

And now the Chuck police also want BB guns listed under concealed weapon laws. Reason? It's only a matter of time before one them gets popped in the eye while reaching for his little torture pistol.

Welcome to the suburban arms race.