You'll probably remember the news about the 82-year old man in hospital who was delirious and pulled out a tiny pocket knife and made a fuss. The RCMP arrived (three of them) and they were so frightened of the tiny pocket knife that one of them walked right up to Mr. Lasser and (instead of taking the knife away) tasered him in the belly. [LINK] [LINK]
I missed this related news until now:
May 9, 2008 - As Chair of the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP, I am initiating a complaint into the conduct of those unidentified RCMP members present at, or engaged in, the apparent subduing of Mr. Frank Lasser, an 82-year-old man, in hospital in Kamloops, British Columbia by the use of a conducted energy weapon (CEW) [taser] on May 3, 2008. ... [LINK]
In other words, the RCMP watchdog Mr. Kennedy has initiated a complaint himself (not relying on any complaint from the public). This man is GOOD.
Anyone investigating this incident should read this post which seems to shred the police argument that they were presented with a credible threat: [LINK]
Also, " 'OK, get him because we got more important work to do on the street tonight.' " [LINK]
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