Canada - Charges Possible Against Mounties In Taser Death

Joined
Jul 30, 2009
Messages
4,718
Likes
542
Feedback: 1 / 0 / 0
The B.C. government will appoint a special prosecutor to examine whether charges should be laid against Mounties involved in the death of Robert Dziekanski.

Prosecutors had already ruled out charges, saying the officers' actions were warranted given the situation, and that charges would not be laid.

But the inquiry into Dziekanski's 2007 death at Vancouver's airport concluded that the officers' justification for Tasering him were "patently unbelievable."

The inquiry's final report called the officers' actions "shameful" and described their testimony as largely untrue and self-serving.

The judge who led the public inquiry into Dziekanski's death concluded that the Polish immigrant was not aggressive with the Mounties who unjustifiably confronted him with a Taser in the moments before he died.

http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/lo...ki-report-100619/20100618/?hub=TorontoNewHome.



*WARNING* - THIS VIDEO SHOWS THE DEATH OF ROBERT DZIEKANSKI





An organization of Canadian law enforcement oversight bodies is examining the need for more changes in how stun guns are used in the country.

The death of Polish-born Robert Dziekanski at the Vancouver Airport in 2007 sparked an inquiry into how Tasers are used by police.

The RCMP changed its rules on how they use the stun guns in May so that Mounties are only supposed to use the weapon when a person is causing bodily harm or an officer has "reasonable grounds" to believe a person will "imminently" harm somebody.

The Canadian Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement, which monitors and promotes high ethical standards in police forces, is holding meetings in Fredericton this week to discuss possible changes on Taser use.....

http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/lo...ki-report-100619/20100618/?hub=TorontoNewHome.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
The question I want to ask is...

After a 20-hour flight from Poland, Dziekanski landed in Vancouver in the afternoon and was stuck in a processing area for the next nine-and-half hours.

Why the hell was this guy "stuck" there for 9.5 hours? I'd probably go batshit insane, too. [laugh]

-Mike
 
Back
Top Bottom