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Vancouver RCMP Taser, Assault & Kill Polish Man at Vancouver Airport (pg. 4)
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| Endlesswave |
| I didn't see the vid but yelling at him in ENGLISH when he CLEARLY does not speak the language and after being dazed and confused in an airport after a 10 hour flight is just completely retarded on the cops part. |
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| Skipper |
| Disgusting, tragic, embarassing are words that come to mind when I watch that. |
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| Endlesswave |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Questions hang over taser death
He spent 10 hours frustrated by airport bureaucracy. Just 24 seconds later, police shot him with tasers
MARK HUME AND SUNNY DHILLON
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/...l/airport_taser
The whole 10 minute video is available at the URL above.
The police said the man attacked them - justifying the taser blast and resulting assault. The video shows a very different story. |
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| musicsnob_NOT |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
video, where? |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/...l/airport_taser
[B]The whole 10 minute video is available at the URL above.[B]
The police said the man attacked them - justifying the taser blast and resulting assault. The video shows a very different story. |
wait a second - I don't see it there either |
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| Skipper |
| youtube..just search for the words "vancouver taser" |
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| jon jon |
| crazy video, the RCMP come off as total ing retards... |
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| BANDIT |
Yeah I wish I would meet that RCMP f_cker who hit him in the head with the stick at the end of the video I would do that to him. It is funny how Cops and RCMP take their job just too seriously, something should be done...
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| Grinder |
The fact that the RCMP were telling one story and have totally changed what was said in the first place after the video was aired out, I think says a lot.
The video disgusted me in every way. There are a few things that could have possibly prevented such a thing happening, but nothing was done and no help was given. (ie: airport staff not going to check to see if he was in the baggage area when his mother asked for the help; getting him an interpreter)
This story gets a huge :wtf: and :( from me!
-- Jenn (magikb) |
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| jackpea |
| quote: | Originally posted by EvilTree
No, it's not.
Being in a dangerous situation is something that may happen in a cop's career, but by no means they get paid for getting their ass shot off. They may have to do dangerous things, or put themselves in dangerous situations in order to complete their job, but they want to take as minimal risk to themselves and others as much as possible.
I don't think anyone here disagrees that the cops should be punished if they are found of any wrongdoing. The question is whether the cops ARE guilty.
BTW, how do you know what the police protocol is? |
Of course they want to take minimal risks. I agree. Everyone does.
But they are COPS. They are expected to deal with this sort of in the most professional way possible.
Just like lawyers, doctors, etc, they have moral and professional obligations that are above and beyond what most of us deal with. They have to adhere to a higher standard in their actions. After all, our society in large part depends on these institutions to function properly.
According to the published reports, using a taser should directly preceed using lethal force. That is to say that the cops should have considered any number of alternatives including: dialog, batons, physical force (it was 4 on 1, after all), pepper spray or any combination of those before resorting to using a taser or gun.
Based on that, they are guilty. |
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| EvilTree |
| quote: | Originally posted by jackpea
According to the published reports, using a taser should directly preceed using lethal force. That is to say that the cops should have considered any number of alternatives including: dialog, batons, physical force (it was 4 on 1, after all), pepper spray or any combination of those before resorting to using a taser or gun.
Based on that, they are guilty. |
No, it isn't.
Nothing stops a cop from shooting someone if he feels he is sufficient in danger. You're not going to try to talk to someone when someone is pulling a gun on you.
It is up to debate whether the cops are justified in using the taser in this case, and yes, other non lethal methods should have been used whenever possible, but by no means the cops can't use his taser or gun unless he tried to use non lethal force before.
I also will admit that I'm not familiar with what RCMP rules on this, but it's just plain stupidity to restrict a cop from using whatever method for self defence. |
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