tasers

Announcement coming shortly on charges recommended against off-duty mountie in death of Orion Hutchinson

November 20, 2009 3:44 pm // 6 Comments

A decision whether to approve or decline the charges recommended against RCMP Corporal Benjamin “Monty” Robinson,( in the death of 21-year-old Orion Hutchinson,) is expected [...]

How far have we come since November 2007?

March 24, 2009 12:04 pm // 0 Comments

November 16th, 2007. https://lailayuile.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/taser-use-worldwide-controversial-at-best/ That is the day I blogged about my feelings regarding the RCMP’s response to Robert [...]

Mountie involved in Dziekanski taser incident to make first appearance January 15th in Surrey provincial court.

January 12, 2009 9:55 am // 4 Comments

A local RCMP officer will make his first appearance in Surrey Provincial Court on January 15th, where it is expected formal charges will be laid in relation to his involvement in a collision dating [...]

Time for the RCMP to do the right thing: Pull tasers out of service pending further independent testing.

December 6, 2008 10:23 am // 1 Comment

Forgive me, but I’m opening the door to ‘taser talk’ again. ( The last time I did this it initiated an ongoing debate in the comments section that lasted for several months.) Last [...]

Taser Talk – Too Many Questions, Not Enough Answers.

May 13, 2008 8:50 am // 11 Comments

Here we are, 6 months after the taser- related death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski, and still no answers. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/05/12/taser-inquiry.html In [...]

RCMP “Horribly Broken”- Must Change.

December 15, 2007 8:58 am // 75 Comments

Much to the chagrin of some I know, whose opinons are that the RCMP is a steadfast, honourable institution, with no, or little corruption, protection for whistleblowers etc…….. it [...]

RCMP Watchdog Calling for Force to Restrict it’s Use of Tasers

December 12, 2007 10:12 pm // 25 Comments

Surprise, surprise. The Commission for Public Complaints against the RCMP released an interim report today, that criticizes the force for “failing to manage the use of tasers and allowing [...]

Taser use worldwide controversial at best

November 16, 2007 9:09 am // 2 Comments

I’m embarressed. I’m embarressed by the RCMP’s handling of this entire Robert Dziekanski fiasco, and although I wish one could offer reassurances to visitors from around the world [...]

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