Posts Tagged taser
Taser Gets Their First Defeat
Posted by Daryl in Deep Thoughts, Senseless Rants on August 11th, 2010
So the Supreme Court of British Columbia has handed Taser International (Taser, not a direct link) its first defeat in a Court of Law. (full decision here)
Since Robert Dziekanski was cruelly taken down by four RCMP officers with substantial assistance from such a Taser, I have been watching this with great interest. And I say it’s about damn time. Read the rest of this entry »
Is THIS Canada?
Posted by Daryl in Deep Thoughts, Senseless Rants on November 16th, 2007
Last night I watched the execution video of Robert Dziekanski. I call it an execution video because that’s what it was. And I’m a Canadian Citizen, so I feel I can speak on this with impunity.
People who know me would tell you that I’m rarely at a loss for words, but watching this video – of a man who wasn’t threatening anyone and merely needed assistance – disgusts me. It just disgusts me.
Yes, he was agitated. Yes, he was sweating. Shit, if I’d just spent 10 hours sitting in an airport after being on an aircraft (for the first time, I understand) for who-knows-how-long from Poland, I might be agitated myself. Read the rest of this entry »
