Showing posts with label Braidwood Inquiry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Braidwood Inquiry. Show all posts

Friday, August 14, 2009

Taser Lawsuit against Braidwood Inquiry

Taser International is filing a lawsuit against the Braidwood Inquiry, which ruled Tasers can be fatal and should be severely restricted.

"The Arizona-based company says the inquiry into the death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver International Airport, led by Justice Thomas Braidwood, was biased and neglected to enter evidence brought forward by Taser.

Taser claims "the commission breached basic principles of fairness and fundamental justice... both in its procedure and in the manner in which the report and its conclusions were reached ...

Taser International also alleges that the inquiry's findings were unsupported by medical science ...

Taser will be asking the court to quash large portions of the 19 recommendations made by the commission. It will also be asking for an injunction that would bar Braidwood from using the findings in any future rulings."

Others say the company is using the lawsuit to intimidate its critics and protect its profits.

The use of Tasers has been restricted by police forces across Canada in response to the inquiry.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Braidwood Inquiry

Robert Dziekanski was killed at Vancouver International Airport on October 14, 2007 when RCMP officers used a Taser on him several times.

Mr. Thomas Braidwood decided to adjourn the inquiry into his death until September 22, saying the disclosure of an internal RCMP e-mail will require further testimony. He appeared to be very angry according to CTV News, which described the e-mail as a bombshell. "It suggests officers discussed using the Taser even before they confronted Dziekanski."

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Braidwood Inquiry

Report in 11 Parts and 9 Appendices

Wikipedia has an excellent article about this and some useful links