Vancouver airport announces changes after Taser investigatio

Source: www.cbc.ca
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2007/12/07/bc-yvrtaserchanges...

The changes include: * Hiring new public safety officers skilled in negotiations and non-physical intervention * 24-hour staffing of the customer care kiosks in the international arrivals area and inside the customs hall * Terminal-wide access to translation services * Emergency medical responders stationed in the airport 24 hours a day * Improved multilingual signage with pictograms and translations in as many as 20 languages * Hourly walk-through of the customs hall by airport staff and 24-hour public safety patrols * Improved communication from inside the secure area of the customs hall to the public arrivals lounge for both staff and the public * A new arrivals video that will be shown on all incoming international flights * Improved customer care training for all airport staff

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[sea5blue]

dont get taser The Rcmp and canada customs are arrongant and bullies ! if you are European you get harrassed and treated like a crimminal at the airport by Canada Customs and if you complain they say they will call the Rcmp ! Canada customs is mostly to blame for their arrongant nazi attittude ! welcome to Canada best place on Earth !...if you are hindu or asian the canada customs they ignore you but if you are white you are 100% harrassed !! call canada customs or send them email

[palestinegirlforlife]

ive been at 1:03

[pynghsbnd]

How did that guy die exactly?

[AdolfBreshnev]

Old Saying:

'Like a bull in a China Shop"

New Saying:

'Like a Polak in an International Airport'

[pip3515]

Technology does not equate to humanity - only once these people realise they are dealing with humans will this airport be safe to travel through. The victim would not have been well enough to use these new arrangements, he needed one human being who was prepared to look out for a traveller, and there none around - for ten hours.

[ScooterMcBean]

The employees of the Vancouver airport authority must share responsible for his death with the RCMP. 'lost the human touch' is just another way of saying "nobody gives a crap about the travellers well-being".