Topic: Thomas Braidwood

CORRECTED: Taser asks Canadian court to quash critical study

Reuters US Online Report Health News - 592 days ago
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Stun gun-maker Taser International Inc. told a judge on Monday its rights were violated by a Canadian inquiry that recommended police restrict the weapon's use because of safety concerns.The inquiry concluded that the weapons, which send a disabling ...

Taser use in airport death unjustified: inquiry

AFP American Edition - 609 days ago
The police were "not justified" in using a Taser stun gun five times on a distraught Polish traveller who died just after the incident in Vancouver airport, an inquiry ruled Friday.Robert Dziekanski, 40, died in late 2007 just minutes after being ...

Canadian judge calls for tight Taser controls

AFP American Edition - 938 days ago
A Canadian judge has recommended tight controls on the use of Taser stun guns as part of an inquiry into the death of a Polish passenger at Vancouver airport two years ago.But Justice Thomas Braidwood did not call for a ban ...

Canadian report calls for restrictions on Tasers

Reuters US Online Report Health News - 939 days ago
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Police should restrict their use of Taser stun guns, but there is no need for a moratorium on the weapon while safety concerns are studied, according a Canadian report released on Thursday.The weapons can be used safely ...

Polish migrant's death probe delayed in Canada

AFP American Edition - 973 days ago
New evidence contradicting police testimony derailed a Canadian public inquiry Friday into a Polish migrant's death during a Taser confrontation with officers at Vancouver airport.The inquiry into Robert Dziekanski's October 2007 death was postponed until September 22 after a ...