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Thursday, July 29, 2010

LEST WE FORGET

Originally posted in March 2009 and re-posted on January 6, 2010 and July 29, 2010

Let us never forget the *people* behind the statistics. These are former Canadians who are no longer with us. If anyone has a photo to share of those Canadians who are not shown here, please let me know.

My brother, Robert Bagnell - 44 – Vancouver, BC - Died on June 23, 2004 - X26 -tasered at least 2 times, possibly as many as 5 times - "Official" cause of death: Consistent with restraint-associated cardiac arrest due to acute cocaine intoxication and psychosis. Bob's autopsy report showed marks on his body consistent to multiple taser shots, which incidently could not be affirmed by the pathologist because she could not explain those marks.



Aron Firman, 27, Collingwood, ON - Died on June 24, 2010


Grant William Prentice, 40 - Brooks, AB - Died on May 6, 2009 - tasered at least 2 times - "Official" cause of death: acute cocaine toxicity and "the medical examiner also concluded the taser did not play a role in the death"


Gordon Walker Bowe, 30, Calgary, AB - November 2, 2008 - tasered 1 time - "Official" cause of death: excited delirium due to cocaine


Trevor Grimolfson - 38 - Edmonton, AB - Died on October 29, 2008, X26 - tasered 3 times - "Official" cause of death: excited delirium brought on by drugs


Sean Reilly, 42 - Brampton, ON - September 17, 2008 - X26 - tasered 2 times - the inquest jury will determine the official cause of death, however, “the forensic evidence indicated that the force used by the officers, including the Taser discharge, did not contribute to his death"


Roman Andreichokov - 25 – Vancouver, BC - Died on May 1, 2004 - X26 - "Official" cause of death: Consistent with restraint-associated cardiac arrest due to or as a consequence of acute cocaine intoxication and psychosis


Robert Dziekanski - 40 - Vancouver, BC - Died on October 14, 2007 - X26 - RCMP - tasered 5 times - "Official" cause of death: Cardiac arrest - taser contributed


Quilem Registre - 39 - Montreal, QC - Died on October 17, 2007 - X26 - tasered 6 times - "Official" cause of death: Necrosis of the liver, small intenstine and colon with contributing factors of 60mg/100 ml blood alcohol level and non quantified level of metabolite cocaine


Peter Lamonday - 33 – London, ON - Died on May 13, 2004 - X26 - "Official" cause of death: Cocaine induced "excited delirium"


Michael Langan - 17, Winnipeg, MB - Died on July 22, 2008 - tasered 1 time - The autopsy report said Michael Langan's death was caused by a heart arrhythmia brought on by the Taser shocks and indicated two darts hit him above his collarbone and on the left side of his chest.


Jeffrey Marreel - 36 - Norfolk, Ontario - Died on June 23, 2008 - OPP - # of times tasered: "no comment" from SIU - "Official" cause of death: "the Ontario Special Investigations Unit said it has concluded Marreel died of acute cocaine poisoning"


Jason Doan - 28 – Red Deer, AB - Died on August 30, 2006 - RCMP - tasered 3 times in 38 seconds - "Official" cause of death: undeterminable


Howard Hyde - 45 - Halifax, NS - Died on November 22, 2007 - tasered 2 times - "Official" cause of death: "Excited delirium" due to paranoid schizophrenia, with contributing factors of Coronary artery disease, obesity and restraint


Gurmeet Sandhu - 41 – Surrey, BC - Died on June 30, 2005 - RCMP - tasered 8 times - "Official" cause of death: Acute cocaine intoxication due to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease and cardiac hypertrophy


Clayton Willey - 33 – Prince George, BC - Died on July 22, 2003 - RCMP - X26 - "Official" cause of death: drug overdose


Claudio Castagnetta - 32 - Quebec City, QC - Died on September 20, 2007 - tasered 5 times - "Official" cause of death: accidental severe cerebral edema (Coroner Dr. Jean Brochu)


Robert Knipstrom - 36 - Chilliwack, BC - Died on November 24, 2007 - RCMP - tasered at least 6 times - "Official" cause of death: acute ecstasy intoxication and excited delirium


Kevin Geldart - 34 – Moncton, NB - Died on May 5, 2005 - RCMP - "Official" cause of death: excited delirium with contributing factors including repeated shocks with a taser and pepper spray



Jerry Knight - 29 – Mississauga, ON - Died on July 17, 2004 - X26 - "Official" cause of death: “restraint asphyxia” with cocaine-related excited delirium

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

You should make this a permanent link on your site somewhere. It would be Nice

Debra

Reality Chick said...

I am planning to do that and have only recently figured out how. Now it's a matter of finding a few moments to do so. :)
Thank you Debra.

Anonymous said...

You might also add that Robert Bagnell's autopsy report showed marks on his body consistent to multiple taser shots, which incidently could not be affirmed by the coroner because she could not explain those marks. Otherwise, excellent and well done Reality Chick...good to put a face on these poor lost noncriminal souls who suffered greatly and lost their lives because they were unable to comply after being tasered.