TNT - TRUTH ... not TASERS

Fraction of VPD carries Tasers under new rules

2012-01-27T22:34:00.000-05:00

"Tasers can still be used on seniors, children, pregnant women and the mentally ill, despite warnings from the manufacturer." January 27, 2012CTV BCWith a report from CTV British Columbia's Peter Grainger The new standards for Taser use are set to come into effect next week, and they mean that just a fraction of Vancouver police officers are carrying the conducted-energy weapons. The changes to

Transit cop turned off by Tasers-Ex-VPD officer says he now doubts safety, usefulness of devices

2012-01-27T22:10:00.000-05:00

"Dickhout, a former Vancouver Police Department officer who still works as a transit cop, said he will never carry a Taser again because he believes they are not appropriate for transit policing." January 27, 2012 Sam Cooper, The Province A SkyTrain transit cop who Tasered an intoxicated fare evader in Surrey testified Thursday that he believed the man was assaulting his partner, but in the

Deaths in Police Custody: Excited Delirium

2012-01-27T22:03:00.000-05:00

Next On: Tuesday, 20:00 on BBC Radio 31 Jan 2012   SYNOPSIS Inquests in England are increasingly hearing a new term to explain deaths in police custody: Excited Delirium. It's a diagnosis with origins in the United States, where it has been associated with consumption of massive doses of cocaine. People with ED are said to possess super-human strength and to be largely impervious to pain. They

New standards for Taser use go into effect in B.C. Monday Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/news/standards+Taser+into+effect+Monday/6060706/story.html#ixzz1khHd5Yj9

2012-01-27T16:40:00.000-05:00

January 27, 2012 Mike Raptis, The Province B.C. police agencies will soon be forced to comply with new provincial Taser standards following commissioner Thomas Braidwood's landmark 2009 recommendations. The new standards — most of which will take effect Jan. 30 — will be binding on all police forces in the province, including the RCMP. The Vancouver Police Department has already adopted the

Karbon Arms Prevails over Taser in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

2012-01-27T16:38:00.000-05:00

January 26, 2012 Market Watch, Wall Street Journal TAMPA, Fla., Jan 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Karbon Arms, a leader in electronic immobilization technology prevailed in the U.S. District Court. In the court filing, Taser International /quotes/zigman/85741/quotes/nls/tasr TASR -0.65% falsely accused Karbon Arms of violating a court ordered injunction. Karbon was vindicated of the baseless

Tasers a ‘new urban terrorism’ against ‘downtrodden’: Canadian study

2012-01-20T09:07:00.000-05:00

January 20, 2012 By Douglas Quan, Post Media News "They should have just taken a gun and shot my son‟: Taser deployment and the downtrodden in Canada The use of Tasers by Canada’s police forces represents a “teething new urban terrorism” that targets society’s “downtrodden,” says a study published this month that looked at more than two dozen deaths involving the stun guns. Those most likely

Attorney calls Taser use ‘sadistic’

2012-01-18T19:29:00.001-05:00

January 18, 2012 Katherine Heerbrandt, Gazette.net A Frederick County sheriff’s deputy acted in a “sadistic” manner four years ago when he hit a 20-year-old man twice with a Taser, the attorney for the man’s family told a federal jury Tuesday. That man, Jarrel Gray, died soon after, and his family is seeking $145 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit that began Tuesday in federal court

Bipolar Man's Death by Taser Needs Jury Trial

2012-01-17T21:37:00.002-05:00

One to watch, maybe the U.S. test case on how tasers will be used in the future in the United States of America - no more indiscriminate use!!!! January 17, 2012 Tim Hull, Courthouse News Service (CN) - Police may be liable for the death of a man who was shot twice with a Taser by a police officer trying to make him stop directing traffic naked, a federal judge ruled. Brian Cardall, 32, had a

Texas man dies after police taser him

2012-01-16T20:08:00.002-05:00

709. January 15, 2012: Daniel Guerra, 24, Fort Worth, Texas

TAZED - the movie

2012-01-16T19:06:00.000-05:00

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California man dies after police taser him

2012-01-16T16:19:00.000-05:00

708. January 15, 2012: Hutalio Serrano, 43, Colton, California ... it is not immediately known if the Tasering specifically led to Serrano's death. “While in custody, Serrano suffered some type of medical emergency," said one of the arresting officers in his written statement about the fatality.

Editorial: Delirious Fatality report

2012-01-07T09:37:00.000-05:00

January 7, 2012 Calgary Herald The fatality report into the death of Gordon Bowe adds ammunition to the argument that public inquiries too often become a waste of time and money. Provincial Court Judge Heather Lamoureux’s recommendations are curious, in that they are almost entirely built around the theory that excited delirium is a legitimate medical condition, an assertion that’s

EDITORIAL: Delirious over delirium

2012-01-05T08:28:00.001-05:00

The Globe & Mail NAILED IT in yesterday's editorial!! January 4, 2012 Globe and Mail Canada does not need a national delirium over “excited delirium.” This supposed cause of many deaths in police custody, including those involving the use of tasers, was laid to rest after the exhaustive Braidwood inquiry following the 2007 death of the Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski. Why then has an

California man dies

2012-01-04T16:31:00.000-05:00

January 2, 2011: Mario Marin, 53, Santa Ana, California

Four taser related deaths in December 2011

2012-01-04T16:12:00.000-05:00

Four men died in the United States in December 2011: 703. December 20, 2011: Ernest Atencio, 44, Phoenix, Arizona 704. December 22, 2011: Wayne Michael Williams, 27, Houma, Louisiana 705. December 27, 2011: Michael Calvert, 25, Indianapolis, Indiana 706. December 28, 2011: Willie Banks, 52, Burnet, Texas

Alberta judge suggests database for excited delirium

2012-01-03T19:39:00.001-05:00

WHO substaniates ED as being anything, beyond a wide list of symptoms? (Dr. Christine Hall?!) The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) doesn't recognize it. And Braidwood concluded ED is hokum. Who's right? Where is the definitive science on the subject? WHY do you only hear of ED in the wake of CEW-related deaths? WAS the output of the CEW 'measured'? If not, the ME acted without full

New Taser rules for BC police

2011-12-15T18:34:00.000-05:00

December 15, 2011 The Canadian Press The B.C. government says it's now implemented all of the recommendations for the police use of Tasers that came out of the inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver airport four years ago. Solicitor General Shirley Bond says she's approved new policing standards for the weapons and the rules will apply to all officers working in B.C.,

Purchase of Tasers for DPS questioned

2011-12-12T09:15:00.000-05:00

December 10, 2011 JJ Hensley, The Arizona Republic The Department of Public Safety set out to purchase 800 Tasers and accessories in 2009 for about $800,000. But by the time the equipment was delivered, more than 13 months later, the purchase had grown to 1,000 newer-model Tasers and accessories at a cost of more than $1.9 million. The DPS officer who requested the more expensive, newer model

EDITORIAL: Zapped by taser backers

2011-12-07T08:25:00.000-05:00

December 7, 2011 RICK MARTINEZ, News Observer I figured the call I made last week for North Carolina's law enforcement agencies to ban their officers from using stun guns and Tasers would be a lonely one. I just didn't realize how lonely. Opposition to my proposal has been nearly universal. Eric Pagone sent an e-mail that sums up the blowback I've received electronically and in person. Pagone

Manufacturer study: Taser worked fine

2011-12-04T17:55:00.000-05:00

December 2, 2011 Pat Bywater, Mead Tribune MEADVILLE — The Taser a Meadville police officer was using when it struck a resident in the eye does not appear to have been malfunctioning, but investigators may never be able to independently determine where the officer had aimed the Taser. Those details are the highlights of a report completed by the device’s manufacturer at the request of the City

Taser cops won't be tried before next fall

2011-12-04T17:38:00.000-05:00

December 4, 2011 Marcella Bernardo, CKNW Four RCMP officers accused of lying when they testified at an inquiry into the death of a man at Vancouver's airport will not go to trial before next fall. Jury selection for the perjury case against Corporal Monty Robinson and Constables Kwesi Millington, Gerry Rundell and Bill Bentley has been set for October 4th, 2012. They were all charged in May

Charlotte police find serious problem with new Tasers

2011-12-04T17:32:00.002-05:00

December 2, 2011 WBTV CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Charlotte police are trying to solve an issue with the department's new tasers. Officials say the main trigger works fine, but they're concerned about something called the "arc switch," and officers use it to test tasers and to threaten suspects before actually firing. CMPD bought new tasers after a man died after being tased this past summer. The

The Strange Career of Dr. Richard Carmona - Dr. Taser / Mr. Clorox

2011-11-28T17:50:00.000-05:00

November 28, 2011 by DARWIN BOND-GRAHAM, counterpunch On November 16 about two-hundred and fifty Oaklanders convened a general assembly in the city’s central square, Frank Ogawa/Oscar Grant Plaza. It was yet another experiment in direct democracy, one of many public meetings held since the city’s encampment was established a month earlier. Buoyed by a massive march to UC Berkeley’s campus the

Letter from a Concerned Canuck

2011-11-27T09:20:00.001-05:00

In response to this November 18th report: "Cop sues taser after riding the lightning" I received the following letter from "Concerned Canuck": Questions- so many questions. Judging from the news of this lawsuit against Taser International, it would seem some police are finally waking up to the real risks, after dozens have suffered life-altering injuries after 'riding the lightning'? Or worse,

A Response to Cassandra

2011-11-25T22:35:00.000-05:00

Letter to the Editor of Blue Line magazine, May 2011 Dr. Mike Webster, Police Psychologist I read Sgt. Fawcett’s article in the May 2011 issue of Blue Line with great interest. I thought his use of the “reverse-Cassandra effect” (i.e. speaking falsehoods and being believed) was clever but somewhat indiscriminately applied in this case. In his article Sgt. Fawcett implies that all (police

Black Friday

2011-11-25T11:22:00.000-05:00

This just tweeted by yours truly: Connecticut @southingtonpd police #taser man after he cuts in front of the line @walmart #blackfriday indeed!! You can read it and weep here: Police: Taser used on man who cut line at Southington Wal-Mart

Letter from a Concerned Canuck

2011-11-24T16:46:00.001-05:00

In response to this November 21st report: Caught on tape: Officers using tasers I received the following letter to FOX 8 Cleveland from "Concerned Canuck": FORCED to use Tasers? The police choose to use the weapons when and how they do. In your edited examples, you showed unarmed, non-combative citizens being repeatedly shocked with a weapon the U-S Courts have decided is "deadly". One man

An embarrassing anniversary arrives for a broken RCMP complaint system

2011-11-23T15:03:00.001-05:00

November 21, 2011 British Columbia Civil Liberties Association An embarrassing anniversary arrives for a broken RCMP complaint system November 23 is the second anniversary of B.C.’s Solicitor General filing a complaint with the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP (“CPC”) in relation to the 2003 death of Clayton Alvin Willey. At the time of the complaint, the Solicitor General

Man dies in North Carolina after police taser him for failing to stop riding his bicycle

2011-11-23T13:36:00.000-05:00

November 23, 2011 WITN, North Carolina The State Bureau of Investigation is now looking into the death of a Halifax County man after he was hit with a stun gun. Police say Roger Anthony, 61, was riding his bike along a road in Scotland Neck Monday night when he was ordered by an officer to stop. Officers had received a call about a man on a bike who fell and may have been drunk. When

2011-11-18T22:39:00.011-05:00

Canadian condolences to the family of Tucson PD officer Henry Fung who died of an apparent heart attack on Tuesday this week, one day after he reportedly "volunteered" to take a taser jolt on Monday for "training" purposes. The medical examiner must STRONGLY recommend that the taser(s) used on Henry Fung be measured for 'output variance'. As we have learned in Canada, not all tasers perform

Montpelier Police Chief withdraws request for tasers

2011-11-18T15:10:00.000-05:00

November 18, 2011 Times Argus Montpelier Police Chief Anthony Facos has withdrawn his request that officers be allowed to carry Tasers, and asked that the issue be dropped from further consideration, according to City Manager William Fraser. "Chief Facos and I continue to believe that tasers could be an important and appropriate tool for the safety of our police officers and citizens. The City

Cop sues Taser after riding the lighting

2011-11-18T13:46:00.001-05:00

See also Taser shreds injury reports November 18, 2011 Andy Butler, a Dallas police officer, filed a lawsuit against Taser International after being willingly zapped with over 50,000 volts of electricity during a Dallas Police Department training session. The “ride,” which being tasered is often referred to, is what Butler blames for fracturing his back and leaving two metal plates in his neck

Sudden death of Tucson officer shock to family, friends

2011-11-17T15:33:00.000-05:00

November 17, 2011 Tammy Vo, TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) Officer Henry Fung seemed like a perfectly healthy 43-year-old Tucson officer until he collapsed on Tuesday afternoon while visiting his mother at an assisted living facility. He passed away on Wednesday. "I'm very surprised. He does Taekwondo, kickboxing and works out all the time. It's shocking that he would suffer from a massive heart attack"

Taser International's Volunteer Warnings, Risks, Liability Release and Covenant Not to Sue

2011-11-16T19:58:00.013-05:00

Tucson PD officer Henry Fung reportedly volunteered to be tasered on Monday as part of his training. On Tuesday, sadly, Officer Fung died of a fatal heart attack. Before being tasered on Monday, he would have (likely) been made to sign the following Taser International waiver. To see the waiver in its entirety, please go to Taser International's site: http://www.taser.com/images/training/

Tuscon PD officer, 43, dies of heart attack 1 day after being tased

2011-11-16T19:04:00.004-05:00

As far as I know, Henry Fung is the first police officer to die after being tasered. Many have been seriously injured, but this is the first police officer (that I'm aware of) who has died. He volunteered to take a taser shot during training on Monday, died of a heart attack on Tuesday. Officer Fung becomes the 699th person to die in North America after being tasered. TUCSON - A six-year

California man dies

2011-11-16T10:49:00.000-05:00

November 15, 2011: Jonathan White, 29, San Bernardino, California

Lawyers can’t vet officers’ notes in SIU cases, Ontario Court of Appeal rules

2011-11-15T15:17:00.000-05:00

November 15, 2011 Tracey Tyler, Toronto Star Police officers involved in fatal shootings and other serious incidents are not permitted to have a lawyer vet or help prepare their notes before they’re turned over to the Special Investigations Unit, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled. In a 3-0 decision Tuesday, the court said allowing lawyers into the process to shape and refine the finished

Connecticut man dies

2011-11-15T12:04:00.000-05:00

November 13, 2011: Ronald Cristiano, 51, Bridgeport, Connecticut

Taser use increases, questions arise

2011-11-11T08:19:00.000-05:00

November 10, 2011 CBS News A National Institute of Justice study concludes some police are going to their tasers to subdue suspects "way too fast," causing unnecessary pain and, in some cases, death. Correspondent David Martin takes a look at the hottest new tool in the police officer's belt that is now being used by 16,000 law enforcement agencies in the U.S. Martin's report will be broadcast

Court of Appeals rules stun guns are deadly weapons

2011-11-03T19:14:00.000-04:00

November 02, 2011 Beaufort Observer Is a stun gun a dangerous weapon capable of inflicting deadly force? That is a question we have raised here on several occasions and suggested that they should be treated as deadly weapons. Yesterday (11-1-11) the N.C. Court of Appeals, in a unanimous decision, agreed with our reasoning. In the case of the State v. Riveria the court ruled that a stun gun (an

Spokane Policeman Convicted in Civil Rights Trial of Killing Unarmed Man

2011-11-03T08:51:00.000-04:00

November 3, 2011 Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg A Spokane, Washington, police officer whose March 2006 beating of an unarmed man led to his death was convicted of civil rights and obstruction charges. Karl F. Thompson Jr., 64, used a Taser on Otto Zehm, 36, and beat him with baton blows to the head, neck and body, the U.S. Department of Justice said yesterday in an e-mailed statement. Zehm was

ACLU responds to I-Team's Taser investigation

2011-11-01T21:01:00.000-04:00

October 28, 2011 Robyn Tyndall, wcpo.com i-team CINCINNATI - The A.C.L.U. is weighing in on the delays in the investigation into the death of U.C. Upward Bound student Everette Howard. Howard died nearly three months ago shortly after he was tased by a U.C. police officer. Over the last two weeks the I-Team has revealed concerns over the safety of the weapons and controversy surrounding the

Can Tasers kill? I-Team asks Taser CEO tough questions

2011-11-01T20:53:00.000-04:00

October 27, 2011 Julie O'Neill, wcpo.com i-team CINCINNATI - The parents of Everette Howard want to know why their son is dead after being Tasered on UC's campus in August and say they don't want any other parent to have to go through what they're dealing with. The I-Team went to the heart of the Howard investigation to try to find answers to one key question: Can Tasers kill? The I-Team

NY man dies

2011-11-01T08:03:00.001-04:00

Washington Post October 31, 2011: Chad Brothers, 32, Colonie, New York

Taser pulled in altercation between OPP officers

2011-10-29T08:29:00.000-04:00

October 28, 2011 QMI Agency, London Free Press Nottawasaga OPP say a Taser was pulled during an incident between fellow officers. On Oct. 14, more than two officers were involved in an "interaction" resulting in a Taser being pulled, but police wouldn't confirm if the weapon was used on officers. "We're just calling it an interaction right now," said Dave Ross of OPP corporate communications

Vermont State Police to make revisions to Taser policy

2011-10-22T10:09:00.000-04:00

October 22, 2011 Burlington Free Press The Vermont State Police agreed to change its policy regarding Tasers following an incident with a 23-year-old Northeast Kingdom man with a disability. The policy revision was prompted by a complaint about using a Taser on the uncooperative man April 6, officials said. The state police also agreed to pay a small financial settlement as part of the

Taser testing issue delays death investigation

2011-10-21T08:40:00.002-04:00

October 20, 2011 Julie O'Neill, WCPO.com CINCINNATI - A Channel 9 investigation has found that more than 10 weeks after U.C. Upward Bound student Everette Howard Jr. died after he was tased by police, the Taser X26 used to subdue him has still not been tested for its electrical output. Howard's family, and their attorney, speaking exclusively with 9 News, say they are outraged to learn of a

Maker of Taser stun guns used by Syracuse police reacts to NYCLU report

2011-10-19T17:23:00.000-04:00

October 19, 2011 Robert A. Baker / The Post-Standard Syracuse, NY -- Taser International, the maker of stun guns used by Syracuse police and other police agencies in the state, reacted to several points made by the New York Civil Liberties Union in a report released today on Taser use in the state. The NYCLU studied Taser-use reports from Syracuse and seven other police departments in the state

2011-10-19T17:14:00.000-04:00

October 19, 2011 Robert A. Baker / The Post-Standard Syracuse, NY -- Police in Syracuse and seven other police departments in New York are overusing and misusing Tasers and are inadequately trained in the use of the stun guns, the New York Civil Liberties Union said in a report to be released today. Officers are using Tasers on people who are not a threat, targeting vulnerable areas of the

Police 'convinced' Tasered boy, 11, was dangerous

2011-10-18T13:17:00.000-04:00

Apparently it is okay for our police to use a legally-defined LETHAL WEAPON against a child carrying a pen, even if it did look like a knife. And no sanctions on this rookie officer? What if the child had died? Thank God he wasn't wielding a stapler! Another justification comes from the fact that the boy gave the police the finger! That showed 'disrespect for police' apparently, so that is

Boy, 11, was holding pen, not knife, when Tasered by RCMP

2011-10-18T06:54:00.000-04:00

October 18, 2011 Andrea Woo, Vancouver Sun The 11-year-old boy whom Prince George RCMP hit with a Taser in April was holding a pen, not a knife, at the time, an update on the investigation reveals. However, the boy did have a knife earlier in the incident and was described as having "extraordinary strength" and being prone to "extremely violent outbursts," the update says. The details were

9th Circuit finds police stun gun use excessive in 2 cases

2011-10-18T06:45:00.000-04:00

October 18, 2011 Carol J. Williams, LA Times Police used excessive force when they fired Tasers at a pregnant woman in Seattle and a victim of domestic abuse in Maui, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case that could influence how police handle those resisting arrest across the West. The ruling by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting in a full 11-judge forum used to decide

BC moves to distance police-Crown relations

2011-10-12T18:02:00.002-04:00

October 12, 2011 Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press The death of a Vancouver man who was left intoxicated and alone in a frigid alley by police 13 years ago has the British Columbia government moving to put some distance between Crown prosecutors and police when it comes to assessing criminal charges against officers. Attorney General Shirley Bond said Wednesday the Criminal Justice Branch will

California man dies after police taser him

2011-10-10T16:54:00.003-04:00

October 9, 2011: Darnell Hutchinson, 32, San Leandro, California

RCMP cut Taser use, but are dragging feet on many recommendations, report finds

2011-10-08T06:40:00.000-04:00

October 7, 2011 Robert Hiltz, Postmedia News OTTAWA — Canada's national police force has reduced the use of controversial Taser stun guns significantly in the past three years, according to the RCMP complaints commission's annual report. In the report released Friday, the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP was optimistic about the use of Tasers since the commission released its

Justice for Victims of Police Killings Coalition

2011-10-06T17:26:00.001-04:00

Please see the event being organized for the second year in Montreal with families of people killed by police. Organized by the Justice for Victims of Police Killings Coalition comprised of the family, friends and allies of Anas Bennis, Claudio Castagnetta, Ben Matson, Quilem Registre, Gladys Tolley & Fredy Villaneuva. Justice Pour les Victimes de Bavures Policières /// Justice for the Victims

EDITORIAL: Torn from the Front Page: Deaths after Tasers demand strict policies on the weapons' use

2011-10-06T08:14:00.000-04:00

October 6, 2011 The Saginaw News The deaths of two people in police custody in Michigan late last month is enough to convince us that police agencies need far more strict policies on the use of Tasers to electrically stun suspects into submission. The most recent was in Mount Pleasant, where a 35-year-old man from East Orange, N.J., was found dead Sept. 24 in the Isabella County Jail about an

Winnipeg police on lookout for missing taser

2011-10-06T08:08:00.000-04:00

RT @winnipegpolice LOST 5 #taser cartridges in 2010 and they've lost 3 so far this year. Now, they've lost a complete TASER!! October 6, 2011 Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG police are hoping the right hands -- not the wrong hands -- find a missing Taser. Spokesman Const. Jason Michalyshen said on Wednesday that for the first time in Winnipeg a complete Taser unit, holstered and attached to an

B.C. won't hold inquest into death of Robert Dziekanski

2011-10-06T07:26:00.000-04:00

October 6, 2011 CTV News VICTORIA — There will be no inquest into the death of Robert Dziekanski, who died after being stunned multiple times by a Taser during a confrontation with Mounties at Vancouver International Airport in October of 2007. Chief B.C. Coroner Lisa Lapointe says her office had planned to hold an inquest after the police investigation was complete, but now

Missouri man dies

2011-10-06T07:21:00.002-04:00

October 4, 2011: Glenn D. Norman, 46, Osage Beach, Missouri

Pennsylvania man dies

2011-09-29T08:11:00.000-04:00

September 28, 2011: Howard Cooke, 30, York, Pennsylvania

Registre family satisfied with Taser decision

2011-09-28T16:54:00.002-04:00

September 28, 2011 CJAD FM, Montreal The family of a Montreal man who died four days after being repeatedly tasered by a police officer is expressing satisfaction that a police ethics committee has cast blame on the officer for his actions. Thirty eight year old Quilem Registre died in hospital in October 2007, several days after receiving six discharges from a Taser gun fired by a Montreal

Michigan man dies

2011-09-28T16:29:00.001-04:00

This man died FOUR DAYS AGO and the police have just today admitted that they used a taser. What ELSE do they have to hide??? September 24, 2011: Bradford T. Gibson, 36, Isabella County, Michigan

Oklahoma man dies

2011-09-28T14:18:00.002-04:00

September 26, 2011: Gerald Hall, 34, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma The report is no longer available but, at the moment, a Google search of Gerald Hall, Taser still shows up (http://news.google.ca/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGHP_enCA431CA431&q=gerald+hall+taser OKC POLICE ID DEAD MAN KOKC - ‎Sep 27, 2011‎ Oklahoma City Police say 34-year-old Gerald Hall died after being involved in a

Montreal police officer blamed for the abuse of the Taser

2011-09-28T14:12:00.003-04:00

Google auto-translation This article has been translated from French to English, with a little help from me. French version follows at the end. September 28, 2011 Caroline Touzin, La Presse The Police Ethics Committee reprimand a Montreal police officer for using a stun gun six times in less than a minute against Quilem Register, who died in hospital four days later. In a decision that has

Tasering in London a wakeup call for our generation

2011-09-28T13:56:00.000-04:00

September 28, 2011 High School Perspective By Cole Froude, Tillsonburg News September 22, was a shocking and disturbing day for all teenagers across our region. A 17-year old adolescent male was involved in a fight that started at approximately 12 p.m., in downtown London. The 17-year-old - whose name has yet to be released - picked up a lawn chair to defend himself against a brutal attack

EDITORIAL: Here's key in taser use: police using good rules

2011-09-28T09:26:00.000-04:00

September 28, 2011 The Charlotte Observer We don't argue with the idea that Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers should be armed with the safest weapons available. So in that sense, the Charlotte City Council's decision to buy new Tasers that prevent officers from firing high voltages of electricity for more than five seconds at a pop makes sense. But this move does not end concerns over the

Council approves $1.8M in new Tasers for CMPD

2011-09-27T21:28:00.000-04:00

September 27, 2011 WSOCTV.com CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are getting new, and supposedly safer, Tasers. Although the non-lethal tools have been the focus of controversy over the past few months, police are confident Tasers are not a problem. Just to be safe, they asked city council for $1.8 million to buy the new models. The X2 version has several new safety features. The

Teens against Tasers

2011-09-27T08:55:00.000-04:00

September 27, 2011 Jennifer O’Brien and Craig Glover, London Free Press Taunting police and chanting obscenities, a crowd of rowdy youths took to London streets for nearly eight hours Monday, protesting against last week’s caught-on-video police Tasering of a city-high school student. “F--- the police,” the protestors — most of them students at Beal secondary, near where the incident took place

Texas man dies

2011-09-25T16:34:00.003-04:00

September 24, 2011: Donacio Rendon, 43, Lubbock, Texas

Raoul Moat inquest: Amnesty International questions Taser use

2011-09-25T12:58:00.000-04:00

September 24, 2011 Jamie Doward, The Guardian Amnesty International has written to the coroner conducting the inquest into the death of Raoul Moat questioning how police came to fire a non-lethal weapon at him despite a Home Office study concluding it was inaccurate and unreliable. The human rights group said it wanted to establish whether the officers who fired the experimental Xrep Taser were

Lawrence Rosenthal: Charges in Kelly Thomas case defensible

2011-09-23T10:06:00.000-04:00

September 22, 2011 By LAWRENCE ROSENTHAL/Law professor, Chapman University School of Law Orange County Register There are few things more likely to give a prosecutor heartburn than charging a police officer with a crime, especially one involving the use of excessive force against a suspect. Prosecutors work with the police every day. Charging an officer can poison relationships that are

EDITORIAL: Our View: The case of the Fullerton officers: No one above law

2011-09-23T09:03:00.000-04:00

September 22, 2011 San Gabriel Valley Tribune WILL it make any difference, what the dispensation will be of the cases of the Fullerton police officers charged this week with murder and manslaughter in the death of Kelly Thomas, a 37-year-old, mentally ill homeless man? Of course it will. The wheels of justice not only need to be set into motion; ideally, they need to take us where we need to

Taser used to break up teen brawl

2011-09-23T08:57:00.000-04:00

September 23, 2011 Dale Carruthers, QMI Agency LONDON, Ont. - A teenager is in hospital and a group of high school students are threatening a protest against police after an officer used a Taser to break up a brawl in London, Ont., on Thursday. The clash between two young men around noon was captured on a cellphone video reviewed by QMI Agency and later posted to YouTube. The images show one

The evolution of Mike Webster: Psychologist ... and head of the RCMP?

2011-09-20T21:24:00.000-04:00

The third of three parts By Marty Goldstein SLAM! Sports, Canoe.ca After a lifetime of achievement in football, wrestling and as a clinical psychologist, Mike Webster made a startling decision while the third part of this interview was being written. He went public with his application to become the new Commissioner of the RCMP, despite being blackballed by the force for speaking out at a

Taser-Struck Man Plunges From Balcony In Toronto

2011-09-19T16:41:00.001-04:00

September 19, 2011 Huffington Post Canada A tense standoff involving Toronto police ended with a man being shot by a Taser before plummeting from a balcony to the concrete below. The man was rushed to hospital in critical condition just after 5 a.m. Monday, after falling what appeared to be a distance of about nine metres. The drama began around 1 a.m., when police from 12 Division were

Michigan man dies

2011-09-18T15:41:00.000-04:00

September 16, 2011: Richard Kokenos, 27, Warren, Michigan

No charges to be laid against RCMP after 11-year-old Tasered

2011-09-16T06:59:00.001-04:00

September 16, 2011 Neal Hall, Vancouver Sun No criminal charges should be laid against the RCMP officers who shot an 11-year-old boy with a Taser in Prince George last April, the West Vancouver police department announced Thursday. "We have concluded that the actions of the officers involved did not violate the Criminal Code of Canada and we are not recommending charges," West Vancouver Police

Probe into Chilliwack man's death in police custody finds Mounties 'acted reasonably'

2011-09-16T06:58:00.000-04:00

September 15, 2011 Tyler Olsen, Chilliwack Times A long-awaited report into the death of a Chilliwack man in police custody has found that RCMP officers acted reasonably in the case. Robert Knipstrom died on Nov. 24, 2007, after being Tasered and arrested following a hit and run. Shortly after being taken to hospital, Knipstrom suffered a cardiac arrest and died. The report from the

California man dies

2011-09-14T10:18:00.001-04:00

September 13, 2011: Damon Barnett, 44, Fresno County, California

Texas man dies

2011-09-12T13:04:00.000-04:00

September 11, 2011: Sinclair Edwards, 32, Corpus Christi, Texas

EDITORIAL: Understanding Tasers' risk

2011-09-11T20:31:00.000-04:00

September 11, 2011 Plain Dealer Editorial Board Howard Hammon III was no angel, especially on the night of June 13. The 41-year-old was pumped up on booze and drugs when he plowed into the back of a car. He grew surly and fought when Middleburg Heights police arrived and tried to handcuff him. Hammon, who stood more than 6 feet tall and weighed 275 pounds, stopped fighting only when police

As Taser use rises, so do questions about risks of fatalities

2011-09-04T09:59:00.000-04:00

September 4, 2011 James Halpin, FayObserver The prongs from the Taser latched onto Martin Mitchell Sr.'s side, feeling like a knife had stabbed into his torso. Mitchell says he instantly went limp and started convulsing, nearly swallowing his tongue. "My whole left side went numb," said Mitchell, 45, who was zapped Tuesday by a Cumberland County sheriff's deputy after allegedly assaulting his

BC Cops Opt for Spin Rather than Transparency - RCMP author of Taser e-mail now advising BC on police accountability

2011-09-02T20:26:00.000-04:00

September 2, 2011 BCCLA British Columbia Civil Liberties Association has confirmed that the police officer whose e-mail brought the Robert Dziekanski inquiry to a halt for months is now advising the provincial government on the formation of B.C.’s new police accountability body. Dick Bent, along with another senior RCMP officer Russ Nash, has been hired on a contract that will pay him as much

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2011-09-02T11:07:00.001-04:00

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IT'S TIME ...

2011-09-01T10:22:00.005-04:00

With regard to the nine Taser related deaths in the United States in August, including the rather mysterious circumstances of Nicholas Koscielniak, 27, who died on Tuesday morning in Lancaster, NY, it is time for America to decide if it wants its law enforcement to continue using a lethal weapon as a compliance tool. If so, ‘unintended consequences’ will continue to occur. In the wake of nearly

Mounties in Dziekanski case to appear in court

2011-08-31T10:33:00.000-04:00

August 31, 2011 CBC News Four Mounties charged with perjury during the inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver airport in 2007 are set to appear in court in Vancouver on Wednesday. Constables Bill Bentley, Kwesi Millington, Gerry Rundell and Cpl. Benjamin Robinson are accused of lying about their actions when they confronted Dziekanski and stunned him multiple times with a

New York man goes into cardiac arrest and dies after police taser him

2011-08-31T07:24:00.000-04:00

August 30, 2011: Nicholas Koscielniak, 27, Lancaster, New York

Fayetteville (NC) police recalling Tasers to examine their safety

2011-08-29T23:09:00.001-04:00

"The Fayetteville Police Department is the second in North Carolina in the past six weeks to pull the Tasers from use. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department did so in July after a 21-year-old man died after a Taser was used on him. The day before that man's death, a federal jury awarded $10 million to the family of a 17-year-old Charlotte teen who died in 2008 after he was stunned with a

Smart move; EDITORIAL: Deputizing mental health professionals saves lives

2011-08-29T20:51:00.000-04:00

August 29, 2011Houston ChronicleWhen law enforcement and mental illness collide, the results are often painful for both sides. Nationally, more than a half-million people with mental illness are behind bars. These unfortunate folks are often jailed for nonviolent offenses. Even worse, sometimes the results are tragic, as in the local case of Steven Hayes, who died this June when Nassau Bay

Family finds closure in fatality inquiry of man who died after being Tasered

2011-08-26T21:27:00.001-04:00

August 26, 2011 Daryl Slade, Calgary Herald The family of a man who died after being jolted by police with a stun gun during an arrest nearly three years ago walked away from a fatality inquiry Friday with a better understanding of what happened. However, although they now know for sure Gordon Bowe was afflicted with cocaine-induced excited delirium syndrome, they say they still are not

'Excited delirium' very real, MD says

2011-08-26T08:39:00.000-04:00

August 26, 2011 Daryl Slade, Calgary Herald The officer who fired his Taser at a man who had allegedly broken into a southeast residence says it would have been difficult to do things any differently, given the information he and his fellow officers had. "If at the time we knew the house was 100 per cent vacant, our tactics could have changed," Const. Stefan Van Tassell testified Thursday at a

North Carolina man dies

2011-08-25T19:58:00.002-04:00

August 24, 2011: Michael Wade Evans, 56, Fayetteville, North Carolina

Police defend use of stun gun on delirious man

2011-08-25T19:00:00.001-04:00

August 25, 2011 Daryl Slade, Calgary Herald CALGARY — The city police officer who fired his stun gun at a man who had allegedly broken into a southeast residence says it would have been difficult to do anything differently, given the information he and his fellow officers had at the time. “If at the time we knew the house was 100 per cent vacant our tactics could have changed,” Const. Stefan

Cops unable to curb excited delirium custody deaths, inquiry told

2011-08-25T08:24:00.002-04:00

August 24, 2011 Kevin Martin, Calgary Sun Regardless of restraint method, police forces continue to have in custody deaths related to excited delirium, a senior Calgary officer told a fatality inquiry Wednesday. Insp. Chris Butler said cops have tried various methods to limit the number of suspects who succumb to the syndrome, including Tasers. But despite efforts to find ways to subdue

Student death by Taser raises questions for campus security

2011-08-23T19:41:00.003-04:00

VERY INTERESTING COMMENT FROM "CONCERNED CANADIAN" FOLLOWING THIS ARTICLE!! August 9, 2011 Whit Richardson, Security Director News With campus security departments preparing for the imminent return of students, the recent news of a student’s death after being Tased by a campus security officer at the University of Cincinnati may force a re-examination of policies dictating when Tasers should

Judge awards $1 million in Brett Elder wrongful death suit against Bay City, police

2011-08-21T21:30:00.004-04:00

August 21, 2011 LaNia Coleman, The Bay City Times BAY CITY — A federal judge in Bay City has approved a $1 million settlement in the wrongful death suit filed by the family of Brett Elder, the Bay City teen who died after Bay City police used a Taser to subdue him. Eugene Elder Sr. filed the lawsuit against the city and Cpl. James Lyman in December 2009, nine months after his 15-year-old son

Oklahoma man dies

2011-08-21T21:19:00.000-04:00

August 21, 2011: Montalito McKissick, 37, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Answer on Taser danger depends on who's asking

2011-08-20T14:09:00.003-04:00

August 19, 2011 Frederik Joelving, Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study adds a cynical note to the highly charged debate over Tasers, the American-made stun gun that has made its way quickly into law enforcement across the globe. As it turns out, people looking to settle arguments about the weapon's safety may not get much help from scientists. That's because the answer they get

Montana man dies after police taser him

2011-08-17T20:04:00.003-04:00

August 17, 2011: Roger Chandler, 41, Great Falls, Montana