tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28853853983664920692024-03-13T23:52:20.765-04:00TNT - TRUTH ... not TASERSIn memory of our brother and son, Robert Bagnell,
who died moments after being tasered by police in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 23, 2004. Bob was the 7th Canadian to die and the 110th in North America.Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.comBlogger3395125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-29773303346209455532023-04-17T05:38:00.000-04:002023-04-17T05:40:14.433-04:00Canadian coroners starting to reject excited delirium as cause of police-related deaths https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/coroners-excited-delirium-1.6811083Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-22876763518367573642017-08-21T18:56:00.003-04:002021-11-01T18:00:50.648-04:001045+ DEAD AFTER TASER USEKey compilers of the list
In 2004, Arizona Republic reporter Robert Anglen researched and published the first set of 44 names, increasing to 71 names, with brief situation descriptions. By 2006, Anglen's list had grown to 167, and all later lists have roots in his work. We also had a great deal of assistance from British Columbia lawyer Cameron Ward. By mid-April 2011, this website had publishedReality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com106tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-3171893086203641872016-10-23T10:47:00.002-04:002016-10-23T10:47:21.439-04:00Dog dies after fight, being hit with TaserSeptember 19, 2016
Dog dies after fight, being hit with TaserReality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-52549833699973968722016-07-14T00:56:00.000-04:002016-07-24T01:07:25.326-04:00Heart tumour, not Taser, killed teen: JudgeJuly 14, 2016
Dean Pritchard, Winnipeg Sun
Michael Langan, 17, Winnipeg, MB - July 22, 2008 - tasered 1 time - 2010 autopsy report concluded Langan's death was caused by a heart arrhythmia BROUGHT ON BY Taser shocks. July 22, 2016 coroner's inquest attributes Langan's death to heart tumour called a hamartoma (first time I've ever seen "hamartoma" as a cause in a taser-related fatality) andReality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-41782461650246696062014-10-10T16:45:00.001-04:002014-10-10T16:47:13.869-04:00Taser's 50,000-Volt Jolt Can Mess Up Your BrainTaser's 50,000-Volt Jolt Can Mess Up Your BrainReality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-66254928185251281932014-06-06T17:35:00.000-04:002014-06-06T17:36:00.471-04:00British Columbia man dies after being tasered by Burnaby (BC) RCMP
CTV VancouverPublished Thursday, June 5, 2014 2:52AM PDT Last Updated Thursday, June 5, 2014 7:35PM PDT
The Independent Investigations Office has taken over the case involving the death of a man tasered by police in Burnaby.
The RCMP were investigating a call about an unwanted person at an apartment building at Walker Avenue and Elwell Street Wednesday afternoon.
Police say the man Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-84028035014800526822014-01-08T23:14:00.000-05:002014-04-25T23:55:34.550-04:00Follow @truthnottasers on TwitterClick on the link below to follow on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/truthnottasersReality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-9224239142123181882013-12-14T16:47:00.001-05:002013-12-14T16:56:38.045-05:00Why Taser is paying millions in secret 'suspect injury or death' settlements - when does 'less lethal' actually mean deadly?December 13, 2013 - Matt Stroud, The Verge
On the day before Thanksgiving this year, international stun gun and cop-cam company Taser International, Inc. announced it had given up its fight in two major legal battles over "suspect injury or death." In a 275-word statement submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the company's chief financial officer said it would pay a total of $Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-63907690485038828482013-11-12T18:58:00.000-05:002013-11-12T18:58:56.098-05:00Canadian #35 Dies
CBC News
Montreal, Quebec
A man has died and several officers were injured after police were
called to a rooming house in Montreal where they deployed a Taser.
Quebec provincial police said 41-year-old Donald
Ménard died following an altercation with police on Monday
evening (November 11, 2013). Police received a call about 5:30 p.m. ET on Monday night Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-82858582225539257862013-10-31T21:05:00.003-04:002013-11-02T13:50:10.180-04:00Canadian #34 Dies
October 31, 2013
Edmonton, The Canadian Press
via The Globe and Mail
An investigative unit says a 39-year-old man who was zapped by Edmonton police with an electronic stun gun has died in hospital.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, known as ASIRT, says an autopsy will be done on the man who died Wednesday night.
He was hospitalized in serious condition last week after an encounterReality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-12606845446602449092013-08-04T21:09:00.000-04:002013-10-31T23:08:25.993-04:00Man dies a day after RCMP use Taser on him in Leduc, Alberta
August 4, 2013
Via CBC News
A man has died one day after RCMP used a Taser on him in Leduc, Alta., a spokesperson for Alberta's Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) says.
The 27-year-old man was taken into custody Friday night following an altercation with three RCMP officers at a gas station on the corner of 50th Street and 50th Avenue.
ASIRT Executive Director Clifton Purvis said Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-73107625447205649792013-07-19T19:55:00.000-04:002013-07-19T19:55:58.652-04:00Parents tell Taser inquest they hope son's death will bring changeJuly 19, 2013
Diana Mehta, The Canadian Press
MIDHURST, Ont. -- There's no doubt Aron Firman's death moments after he was Tasered by police was tragic -- all parties at the inquest examining the case of the mentally ill Ontario man agreed on that point.
But just how much of a role the electric stun gun played in the 27-year-old's death was the subject of much contention Friday before a jury Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-48353537638896521432013-06-07T16:50:00.000-04:002013-06-07T16:59:32.233-04:00A comment received today from "Gilbert"I can’t believe the number of Canadian cops and even some coroners and judges who are still accepting Excited Delirium as a ‘cause-of-death’. Neither the CMA or AMA recognize it. Then the Braidwood Inquiry looking into the death of Robert Dziekanski blew the ED idea out of the water, as a concocted concept to help police explain away ‘unintended consequences’ during and after Taser incidents. Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-76687650474649448372013-06-07T16:31:00.001-04:002013-07-19T20:22:50.211-04:00Taser 'key factor' in Ontario man's death, says Ontario's top pathologist
Diana
Mehta, The Canadian Press
Published
Thursday, June 6, 2013 6:35AM EDT
Last
Updated Thursday, June 6, 2013 6:43PM EDT
MIDHURST,
Ont. -- The death of a mentally ill man after he was Tasered by police three
years ago was described as an "index case" by Ontario's top
pathologist Thursday, as he identified the electric stun gun as a key factor in
the fatality.
Dr.
Michael Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-25063721050980240252013-02-18T18:29:00.002-05:002013-02-18T18:30:50.949-05:00Alien Boy - The Life and Death of James ChasseA documentary about the September 17, 2006 death of James Chasse.
From the website: On Sept. 17, 2006 James Chasse was stopped by three law enforcement officers in Portland, Oregon in broad daylight. A dozen eyewitnesses watched in horror as the officers tackled, beat, kicked, and tasered James until he lay motionless on the pavement with 16 broken ribs and a punctured lung. He died Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-53115965228529953462012-10-18T17:14:00.000-04:002012-10-18T17:16:01.586-04:00TASER: The Whole StoryOctober, 15, 2012
http://re-sergeance.net/2012/10/15/taser-the-whole-story/
Dear Zofia,
In memory of Robert and all those who have lost their lives
proximal to a TASER. A promise not forgotten.
Dr. Mike Webster’s Presentation to:
Special Committee to Inquire into the Use of Conducted Energy Weapons
and to Audit Selected Police Complaints
Monday, October 15, from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m.
Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-26361318496646098242012-10-18T11:03:00.001-04:002012-10-18T11:03:07.867-04:00Ontario Ombudsman - Ontario Ombudsman honoured for police oversight workOntario Ombudsman - Ontario Ombudsman honoured for police oversight workReality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-50205073196662307482012-10-15T10:43:00.002-04:002012-10-15T10:44:11.265-04:00Justice Pour les Victimes de Bavures Policières /// Justice for the Victims of Police KillingsJustice for Victims of Police Killings:
Third Annual Commemorative Vigil
MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 6:30pm (2012)
rendez-vous: 480 Gilford, métro Laurier (St-Joseph exit)
Family-friendly; welcome to all! Rain or shine.
http://22octobre.wordpress.com/Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-16351668236457611912012-09-13T16:49:00.001-04:002012-09-13T16:57:01.193-04:00Vermont Taser Death Investigation StallsSeptember 13, 2012
By William Boardman, IVN
Vermont Taser Death Investigation Stalls
None of the officials involved in Vermont’s first taser death can explain why it’s almost three months since a Vermont State trooper tasered Macadam Mason, a 39-year-old epileptic artist who died almost immediately, and there’s still no completed autopsy report.
The same officials in two states, Vermont and Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-5450484821933777282012-09-10T15:46:00.003-04:002012-09-10T15:46:39.341-04:00
This message was received today via this site's guestbook and it raises an interesting issue:
The issue of how to correctly remove taser darts is an issue that has not been considered by most. The risk of improper removal are severe. According to Taser International, approximately 2 million people have been "tased" If any of these taser darts were removed with dirty instruments such as Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-19000221680595262612012-07-11T12:32:00.002-04:002012-07-11T12:32:36.832-04:00Taser lawsuit dismissal is upheld on appeal9th Circuit Court says Taser International had no reason to advise in 2004 that
repeated jolts from its stun guns could cause a condition that raises heart
attack risk.
Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times
July 11,
2012
A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against the
manufacturer of Tasers, ruling the company had no duty to warn that repeated
jolts from the stun Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-12206749899024986112012-07-04T16:44:00.002-04:002012-07-04T16:44:21.251-04:00Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) should explain use of force, Tasers Editorial, Peterborough Examiner<!-- StopWatch(StoryAuthor: 0.003 seconds) --><!-- StopWatch(StoryTopElement: 0.0 seconds) -->
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A family member’s description of the circumstances that led to a Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-24403892182859431752012-07-04T08:00:00.000-04:002012-07-04T16:45:10.049-04:00A Trial Lawyer’s Guide To Taser Lawsuitshttp://www.litigationandtrial.com/2012/06/articles/attorney/civil-rights-1/a-trial-lawyers-guide-to-taser-lawsuits/Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-18706193769517362692012-06-16T17:42:00.000-04:002012-06-16T17:42:23.396-04:00Taser recommendations to be examined by British ColumbiaJune 13, 2012
Rob Shaw, timescolonist.com
The use of Tasers by police officers will be put under the microscope by a special committee of provincial politicians.
Eight government and Opposition MLAs were quietly appointed to study the issue, amid a flurry of other business on the last day of the spring session of the legislature.
The MLAs will focus on recommendations Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885385398366492069.post-38065782628027474062012-06-15T00:06:00.000-04:002012-06-15T00:06:01.067-04:00Warren, MI Police Department drops Tasers after shocking letter from manufacturerJune 10, 2010
Norb Franz, Oakland Press
Macomb County’s second-largest police force has dropped Tasers from its daily weaponry.The Warren Police Department recently discontinued use of the stun guns after Arizona-based Taser International notified the city that the “general useful life” of the 152 devices carried by officers has expired.After receiving an email that X26 and M26 Tasers more than Reality Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13979652910731838235noreply@blogger.com0