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68 Year Old Stroke Victim Tasered After Double Parking

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Uploaded by on Nov 21, 2007

Three weeks after the death of Robert Dziekanski, British Columbia RCMP again tasered a man twice under questionable circumstances. This time it was 68 year old John Peters, who had double-parked on a Kelowna street while waiting to pick up his wife.

Print version of story here:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2007/11/08/bc-taseredpaperboy...

A recent Canadian Press survey of taser deployments found 80% of victims were unarmed. Taser International claims its product actually saves lives, because it's better to be shot with a taser than with a bullet.
But stories like this one beg the question - In what percentage of taser deployments could deadly force have legitimately been used?

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  • Sue them, sue them for all their worth, get a lawyer and sue!

  • I promise to give $10,000 to anyone who can legally justify the actions of the evil cop.

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  • @toddyallen33 ?? Tasers shoud never be used in a life or death situation. Only in less than lethal situations.

  • @stevin47 both. And only for defense if the assault is less than lethal. Anything more than lethal requires more force than a taser. The primary use is against combative suspects.

  • Sue this cop! Our Supreme Court ruled that law-enforcement officers can ONLY use their tasers in life and death situations. Sue and you will win. Once this cop is fired, sue him in civil court.

  • This is the reason why cop's shouldn't carry wepons or taser's

  • America is moving towards arresting EVERYBODY and imprisoning them at a cost of $95,000 per year minimim -- to be released only for good behavior.

  • Damn, should've tasered that smart-ass three times.

  • rcmp are payed goverment thungs they will kill u if they like

  • tell me is a taser sposta be used as a defence or a restraint for non compliance

  • The officer who tasered this man should be banned from policing anywhere in Canada for life.

    In addition, all law enforcement agencies should be banned from using tasers or stun guns.

    If Royal Newfoundland Constabulary bans tasers, so should all law enforcement agencies.

    In addition, excited dilirium should be outlawed as this condition doesn't exist in DSM-IV.

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