New taser directives for police, avoid the heart.
Police forces in Vancouver, Calgary and Winnipeg say they will be following the new avoid-the-heart directive.
Winnipeg city Coun. Gord Steeves, who heads a committee overseeing the Winnipeg Police Service, says the department will follow Taser International's recommendations for both safety and legal reasons.
"You'd be wise to follow that, firstly of course from a safety perspective, and secondly from a liability perspective. You better work that into your policy, if the company who makes the product is actually saying that," he told CBC News.
But he added this caveat: "There are sometimes struggles. A perfect shot is not always possible in every circumstance."
The RCMP is also implementing the directive.
Another day, another VPD abuse story..
RCMP's lawyer quits Dziekanski Taser inquiry
"The change came after Roberts made a tearful apology at the inquiry for failing to disclose an RCMP email that suggested the four Mounties who responded to a call to Vancouver International Airport made plans to stun Dziekanski with a Taser before they saw him. Dziekanski, a Polish immigrant, died in the airport's arrivals lounge in October 2007 after being stunned. Roberts had said the failure to disclose the email was an accidental oversight. Before the email was revealed, the four officers had stated under oath that they had not discussed using the stun gun before arriving at the airport. The email, from RCMP Chief Supt. Dick Bent to assistant commissioner Al McIntyre, said that: "Finally, spoke to Wayne and he indicated that the members did not articulate that they saw the symptoms of excited delirium, but instead had discussed the response en route and decided that if he did not comply that they would go to CEW."
Dude invokes spirit of yahweh, gets tasered and gets away.
Funny stuff..
RCMP didn't tell pathologist Dziekanski suffered multiple Taser stuns
The forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on Robert
Dziekanski was not told by the Mounties that the Polish immigrant had
been stunned by a Taser as many as five times, a public inquiry into
his death heard Monday.Charles Lee testified that two RCMP investigators sat in on the
autopsy, and that they never said the energy weapon had been fired at
least five times at Dziekanski.
Witness steps forward "transit cops had suspect under control and still used taser..
“A second officer entered the scene, quickly had him under control
and at that point, someone next to me said, ‘My God they are Tasering
him again',” said Coleman.“The only aggression I saw in the entire incident was by the police towards the suspect. At no time did I see him resisting.”
Coleman said the officers lifted the man up but put him back on the ground after it was learned he had a knife.
He added the officers threatened to stun him a second time.
Transit police denied they used the Taser because the man did not
pay the fare. They said the situation had turned violent at the top of
the escalator, out of Coleman’s view.“He was swinging at the officer,” said Const. Tom Seaman. “He was
physically fighting with the officers, that is why the weapon had to be
brought in to help control this person, who was carrying a knife.
Mother's efforts to find Dziekanski at airport 'disregarded
Airport and immigration staff did not provide enough help to Robert
Dziekanski's mother as she waited for his arrival at Vancouver airport,
an inquiry into the death of the Polish immigrant heard Wednesday.
Richard
Hutchinson testified that he and Sofia Cisowski, Dziekanski's mother,
could not get anyone to help them find out what had happened to the
40-year-old, who had flown to Vancouver from Frankfurt to meet his mom
and immigrate to Canada.
And injustice for all: Cops face no charges in death of Robert Dziekanski
The cops who brutally attacked newly-arrived immigrant Robert Dziekanski
at Vancouver International Airport on October 14, 2007, tragically
causing his death, will face absolutely no criminal charges. That's
right, none.
A year ago, when I wrote my sad and angry piece, "Kill, Duck and Cover: The RCMP Rant",
I was outraged and sickened but at least I knew that, with the video
evidence the whole world had just seen, there would eventually be some
sort of justice for Dziekanski and his heartbroken mother, Sofia Cisowski. Sadly, I was wrong. There will be no justice. None whatsoever.
This prick needs to be locked up, not policing...
