Taser Death at the Vancouver Airport

"The video shows an agitated Mr. Dziekanski throwing computer equipment in the airport greeting centre, a secure area, before police arrive". Is this enough justification for killing a man? Of course not. Mr. Dziekanski, a polish immigrant was tasered just seconds after being approached by the police in the Vancouver airport.

In response to the article "Video of airport Taser death released" I feel the police used unecessary force against this man, and I also feel that there were many peaceful actions the police could have chose to use before resorting to tasering the man.

The article talks about how Mr. Dziekanski "screamed and moaned in pain" and how the police did nothing about this, except for putting more force on the man keeping him to the ground. The police should have tended to their victim right away, especially if he was in such extreme pain.

When the video of the incident was discovered, police knew they were in the wrong, as they tried to withhold the video from the man who created it. He took legal action however, and had his video returned to him. I think it is good that the video be released to the public, as it shows a serious flaw in the police force, and perhaps this negative publicity with encourage change in tasering rules and regulations.