How much more proof do we need that the police cannot be trusted to use Tasers responsibly.
"This column is dedicated to the proposition that Canada (and indeed the world) is in a crisis situation and that fundamental social change is required to remedy this situation." - The First Column, Lambda November 2, 1971 This blog is inspired by my column of the same name in the Laurentian University Newspaper, Lambda, from 1971-1973. The title refers to the concept of subverting the system from within. To read key excerpts from those columns read the first few posts in this blog.
2008-05-09
Tasers Don't Kill People - The Police Kill People
Tasers can indeed kill people, but not as certainly as guns can. That is why, as originally intended, as an alternative to the use of firearms by police, they are probably a good idea, at least in theory. The problem is that they are not being used responsibly by police. This is just the latest example of the irresponsible use of Tasers by police. Fortunately this incident did not end with a death.
How much more proof do we need that the police cannot be trusted to use Tasers responsibly.
How much more proof do we need that the police cannot be trusted to use Tasers responsibly.
I'll play devils advocate for a moment.
ReplyDeleteThe devil says, "Bullets should have been used on the man in the hospital, Robert Dziekanski, and Vancouver transit evaders."
I'm just trying to get across the point that if the police say that the Taser is a substitute for a gun with bullets, then why didn't the police just shoot these people with lead instead?