This story has so many angles that it can make your head spin just trying to think of where to begin...
2004 October 23: Kamloops RCMP tasered a disabled man (John Glen Dempsey, age 45) while he was handcuffed, face down on the floor, with another police officer kneeling on his back.
How's it sound so far?
A video of the event was released to the media, and broadcast.
But now they want the video back.
Link= City law firm wants Taser videos returned
Of course the video is on YouTube (not just once either). It wouldn't be fair to link to it, but all you'd have to do is search YouTube for the blatantly-obvious keywords. By the way - I have nothing to do with the video being on YouTube.
I've seen the video. The tasering was completely unnecessary and a clear violation of 'everything' (laws, rights, common sense, human dignity, etc.).
I wonder if police stations should have walls made of glass? Or perhaps their CCTV streams should be streamed to the Internet? Something has to be done to rein-in such disgusting taser abuse.
If the police themselves are going to be bringing the administration of justice into disrepute, then the whole country is headed to hell in a hand-basket. The country requires police forces that are respected. Any officers or senior staff that work against maintaining this essential reputation, should be severely disciplined. This should be considered to be one-thousand times more important than protecting one's own.
Isn't this common sense?
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