In 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.
The situation at the Vancouver International Airport is appalling, and yet another example of how the use of tasers by police needs to be re-evaluated - now.
I'll leave you with a link to the video of the horrible incident, and a few words from a professor of law on the subject: http://www.orato.com/current-events/2007/11/15/passenger-tasered-airport-quot-terminal-quot-meets-kafka#comment-1550
There is absolutely no need for taser's in the police force, there is no reason why 4 highly trained officers coulndn't have subdued one man with the training they have. The video of the YVR incident is appaling and disgusting and I am completely ashamed as a Canadian to say that that was my police force that brought such a tragedy.
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The situation at the Vancouver International Airport is appalling, and yet another example of how the use of tasers by police needs to be re-evaluated - now.
ReplyDeleteI'll leave you with a link to the video of the horrible incident, and a few words from a professor of law on the subject: http://www.orato.com/current-events/2007/11/15/passenger-tasered-airport-quot-terminal-quot-meets-kafka#comment-1550
There is absolutely no need for taser's in the police force, there is no reason why 4 highly trained officers coulndn't have subdued one man with the training they have. The video of the YVR incident is appaling and disgusting and I am completely ashamed as a Canadian to say that that was my police force that brought such a tragedy.
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