Sometimes a series of simple resolvable events spiral out of control....leaving behind a tragedy of such overwhelming proportion that the human mind cannot even begin to comprehend it.
Take the tragic death of Robert Dziekanski at the Vancouver Airport on October 14th.
Long before the dramatic video of the incident was seen around the world on Youtube, on the day following the incident, another young man died in a Montreal hospital, following restraint by a Taser.
On that day, October 18th, I asked 2 questions of Stockwell Day, in Parliament, seeking his reassurance that procedures be put in place and an investigation be launched regarding the safe use of Tasers as a restraint for unarmed persons who were distressed or agitated. To view these questions, click here.
I asked 2 other questions on the same issue on Friday October 26. To see them, click here.
On neither occasion did Minister Day show concern nor willingness to investigate or call for protocols for the safe use of Tasers.
- Hedy
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Ottawa, ON -- November 24, 2007
