Winnipeg Free Press (October 10, 2009)
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The rapid compliance with TASER's new advice by the Winnipeg Police Service stands in stark contrast to the fact the force is still studying, after three months, the interim report issued by the Braidwood inquiry. Former judge Thomas Braidwood looked at broader medical evidence, in context with the actions of the RCMP at the Vancouver airport in 2007, where Polish traveller Robert Dzienkanski died after being repeatedly stunned by the Taser. Among the recommendations, Mr. Braidwood advised that police officers use the stun gun only when a person is causing bodily harm, or an officer has reason to believe harm is imminent.
Curb Use of Tasers
For many years police forces in Canada, including the Winnipeg Police Service, rebuffed concerns the Taser could kill peopl...
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