Tasers = Deaths

Why are Canadian police services always defending tasers? Are they influenced by heavy lobbying by Taser International? Are they influenced by Taser International sponsoring police functions? Or is this just an ideological stance that the right-wing police services are taking that the accused have enough rights and the police doesn't need to be too concerned about the rights of the people they are arresting?

The latest incident involved the Calgary police tasering an unarmed B.C man to death over the November 1st/2nd weekend.

Here's what it says about tasers on CBC News - In Depth - Tasers - Taser FAQs:

"Amnesty International says more than 290 people in North America have died after Taser shocks since 2001. In November 2007, the UN Committee Against Torture released a statement saying "use of TaserX26 weapons, provoking extreme pain, constituted a form of torture, and that in certain cases it could also cause death.""

At the very least, TASERS SHOULD NOT BE USED ON UNARMED INDIVIDUALS! Take tasers seriously! Tasers kill people! I believe the police should stop using tasers altogether. But at the very least, two police officers should be able to arrest any single unarmed individual without the use of tasers or they should think hard about a career change!