- Braidwood Inquiry
The Braidwood Inquiry is a public inquiry being conducted in
Vancouver ,British Columbia ,Canada , examining the safety ofTaser s and the death ofRobert Dziekański . [ [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/05/04/bc-dziekanski-taser-inquiry.html Inquiry examining Taser use, Dziekanski's death begins Monday] CBC News, May, 2008.] The two-stage inquiry is being conducted by retired Court of Appeal of British Columbia and the Yukon Territories Justice The Honourable Thomas R. Braidwood, Q.C.First stage (Taser Safety)
The first stage of the inquiry began on
May 5 2008 . The Inquiry heard testimony from many experts from J. Patrick Reilly, anelectrical engineer atJohns Hopkins University , who concluded that a Taser shot could kill, [ [http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=767760fb-8779-402b-9e25-83c088a3856b Death from Taser very rare, stun-gun experts tell inquiry] The Vancouver Sun, May, 2008.] to the CEO ofTaser International Tom Smith. In his testimony, Smith maintained the safety of his product but mentioned that his product was not "risk-free." [ [http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=03dc6ac6-1a0f-42f7-9445-76e1c830a3fe Tasers don't kill, says firm's boss. Not true, says Dosanjh] The Province May 2008] Smith also denied that his company rushed to market their product with inconsistent safety and medical research. [ [http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/424032 Taser rushed into use, competitor tells inquiry] The Star, Canada, May 2008]The inquiry also heard from
Ujjal Dosanjh , a CanadianMember of Parliament and formerAttorney-General of British Columbia with his opposing view points to Smith; Robert Dziekański's mother Zofia Cisowski, theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Metro Vancouver Transit Police. Both agencies have announced changes to their Taser policies. [ [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/05/22/bc-taser-inquiry-rcmp-policy.html RCMP willing to change Taser policy, inquiry told] CBC May 2008] [ [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/05/16/bc-taser-transit-police.html?ref=rss&loomia_si=t0:a16:g2:r5:c0.0946163 Transit police have tightened policy on Taser use, inquiry hears] CBC May 2008] The First Stage finished on May 23. [ [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/05/23/bc-taser-inquiry-finished.html?ref=rss First phase of Taser inquiry finished] CBC May 2008] On June 10, Attorney GeneralWally Oppal granted a five-month extension to compete its report. [ [http://www.braidwoodinquiry.ca/whats_new/press_release_08-06-10.pdf Braidwood Inquiry gets five-month extension to finish report] June 2008]econd stage (death of Robert Dziekański)
Stage Two is set to begin November 12.
ee also
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Robert Dziekański Taser incident
*Taser controversy References
External links
*Offical Site: http://www.braidwoodinquiry.ca
*cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHtZQkwlscs|title=CEO Tom Smith testimony to Canadian Parliament committee|format=Video|publisher=YouTube |date=31 January 2008
*cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a18nhG4aH2o|title=CBC Investigation on Tasers|format=Video|publisher=YouTube |date=31 January 2008
*cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/mrl3/8752/bc/ondemand/video/bc-080505-taser-inquiry-MILEWSKI.wmv
title=Public Inquiry begins in Vancouver|format=Video|publisher=Video |date=5 May 2008
*cite web|url=http://watch.ctv.ca/news/latest/ruling-against-taser/#clip59017
title=Taser Intl loses lawsuit|format=Video|publisher=Video |date=9 June 2008
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