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Authorities say that four Canadian policemen who fired repeatedly from a Taser stun gun at an unarmed Polish man and then physically subdued him will not face any charges over his death.
Four Canadian policemen who fired repeated blasts from a Taser stun gun at an unarmed Polish man and then physically subdued him will not face any charges over his death, authorities said on Friday (December 12) .
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were widely condemned after a 10-minute graphic video of the October 2007 incident was broadcast around the world. The footage showed Robert Dziekanski, 40, howling in agony after he was hit by 50,000-volt Taser blasts at Vancouver International Airport.
Dziekanski, moving to Canada to be with his mother, became confused as he waited in the international arrivals area for several hours before the incident. Police used Tasers after he threw a chair at a window and brandished a stapler.
The forensic pathologists concluded that Mr Dzkansis death was a result of sudden death following restraint," said Stan Lowe, Crown Counsel spokesman Dziekanski's mother Zophia Cisowski was devastated.
"I am so surprised. I have no words," she said.
An eyewitness Sima Ashrafinia, an Iranian-Canadian said that she remembered him being tasered at least four times and was appalled at the decision.
"They have lots of power that they can cover up - that bothers me.
Same thing in Iran," Ashrafinia said.
The Polish embassy in Ottawa issued a statement saying it found the decision most disappointing.
"We are still waiting real honest information. Of what was done in the airport," Tomasz Lis Polish Consul General said. He doesn't believe they have heard the whole truth.
The Civil Liberties Association of British Columbia (CLA), which condemns the practice of police investigating themselves, also said that the decision was unexpected.
"We all saw that video tape and we all I think share those same concerns, that that conduct was inappropriate, that that was excessive force," said David Eby of the CLA.
Dziekanski died of cardiac arrest. An autopsy said possible contributing factors included his chronic alcohol abuse, his "agitated state of delirium" as well as the stress of being hit by Taser blasts and then restrained.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police officials said they believed that the police action was not in breach of their policies.
A separate statement cited friends who had accompanied Dziekanski to Warsaw airport as saying he was very nervous and did not want fly. The autopsy found no signs of alcohol or drugs in his body.
The decision means the four officers will be able to testify before a public inquiry into the death. The Braidwood Inquiry was postponed twice this past autumn when the RCMP refused to testify at the public inquiry because of the criminal investigation. It is scheduled to begin again in mid-January.
Reference: 35525/08
Tape: 13474
Timecode: 15:29:52:09 - 15:32:44:01
Duration: 00:02:51:17 sec.
Sound: NATURAL WITH ENGLISH SPEECH
Copyright: GRAPHIC / CTV (Canada)
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SLATE INFORAMTION
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
POLISH ROBERT DZIEKANSKI BEING TASERED AT THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) STAN LOWE, CROWN COUNSEL SPOKESPERSON SAYING: "The forensic pathologists concluded that Mr. Dzkansis death was a result of sudden death following restraint."
15:30:19:08 - 15:30:24:13 CTV (Canada)
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UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
PHOTO OF ROBERT DZIEKANSKI
15:30:24:14 - 15:30:28:20 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
DZIEKANSKI AT THE AIRPORT
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KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) ZOPHIA CISOWSKI, ROBERT DZIEKANSKI'S MOTHER SAYING:
"I am so surprised. I have no words."
CISOWSKI HOLDING A BANNER WITH MESSAGES FOR HER SON
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
VARIOUS OF DZIEKANSKI AT THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
15:30:57:03 - 15:31:02:13 CTV (Canada)
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UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) EYEWITNESS SIMA ASHRAFINIA SAYING:
"They have lots of power that they can cover up - that bothers me.
Same thing in Iran."
15:31:02:14 - 15:31:17:10 CTV (Canada)
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UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
VARIOUS OF POLISH CONSUL GENERAL SPEAKING TO REPORTERS
(SOUNDBITE) (English) POLISH CONSUL GENERAL SAYING:
"We are still waiting real honest information. Of what was done in the airport.".
REPORTER QUESTION: "You don't think we've heard the truth"
"No"
15:31:17:11 - 15:31:27:00 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
VARIOUS OF THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
15:31:27:01 - 15:31:34:05 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) DAVID EBY, CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION SAYING:
"We all saw that video tape and we all I think share those same concerns, that that conduct was inappropriate, that that was excessive force."
15:31:34:06 - 15:31:39:07 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
DZIEKANSKI AT THE AIRPORT
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SUPERINTENDENT. WAYNE RIDEOUT, ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE SAYING:
"From the investigation conducted by IHIT I do not see a policy breach."
REPORTER QUESTION: " Is it against RCMP policy to taser someone mulitple times?"
"As I said to you, based on investigation information before me, I don't see a policy breach."
15:31:52:22 - 15:32:02:13 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
DZIEKANSKI BEING TASERED AT THE AIRPORT
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AL MACINTYRE, ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE SAYING:
"I think we will have to be a bit more careful in the future, in terms of coming out with statements to satisfy the needs of the media and the public when they have questions."
15:32:09:14 - 15:32:33:07 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
DZIEKANSKI BEING TASERED AT THE AIRPORT
15:32:33:08 - 15:32:44:01 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (RECENT) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
THE BRAIDWOOD INQUIRY IN PROGRESS
ENDS 15:32:44:01
Feed: News
Syndication: AMERICA-DEC13-6112-CANADA-TASER DEATH
AMERICA: STORY 6112
Category: Crime / Law Enforcement
15:29:52:09 - 15:29:58:09 GRAPHIC
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SLATE INFORAMTION
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
POLISH ROBERT DZIEKANSKI BEING TASERED AT THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
15:30:12:17 - 15:30:19:07 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) STAN LOWE, CROWN COUNSEL SPOKESPERSON SAYING: "The forensic pathologists concluded that Mr. Dzkansis death was a result of sudden death following restraint."
15:30:19:08 - 15:30:24:13 CTV (Canada)
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UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
PHOTO OF ROBERT DZIEKANSKI
15:30:24:14 - 15:30:28:20 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
DZIEKANSKI AT THE AIRPORT
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KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) ZOPHIA CISOWSKI, ROBERT DZIEKANSKI'S MOTHER SAYING:
"I am so surprised. I have no words."
CISOWSKI HOLDING A BANNER WITH MESSAGES FOR HER SON
15:30:39:23 - 15:30:57:02 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
VARIOUS OF DZIEKANSKI AT THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
15:30:57:03 - 15:31:02:13 CTV (Canada)
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UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) EYEWITNESS SIMA ASHRAFINIA SAYING:
"They have lots of power that they can cover up - that bothers me.
Same thing in Iran."
15:31:02:14 - 15:31:17:10 CTV (Canada)
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UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
VARIOUS OF POLISH CONSUL GENERAL SPEAKING TO REPORTERS
(SOUNDBITE) (English) POLISH CONSUL GENERAL SAYING:
"We are still waiting real honest information. Of what was done in the airport.".
REPORTER QUESTION: "You don't think we've heard the truth"
"No"
15:31:17:11 - 15:31:27:00 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
VARIOUS OF THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
15:31:27:01 - 15:31:34:05 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) DAVID EBY, CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION SAYING:
"We all saw that video tape and we all I think share those same concerns, that that conduct was inappropriate, that that was excessive force."
15:31:34:06 - 15:31:39:07 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
DZIEKANSKI AT THE AIRPORT
15:31:39:08 - 15:31:52:21 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SUPERINTENDENT. WAYNE RIDEOUT, ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE SAYING:
"From the investigation conducted by IHIT I do not see a policy breach."
REPORTER QUESTION: " Is it against RCMP policy to taser someone mulitple times?"
"As I said to you, based on investigation information before me, I don't see a policy breach."
15:31:52:22 - 15:32:02:13 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
DZIEKANSKI BEING TASERED AT THE AIRPORT
15:32:02:14 - 15:32:09:13 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AL MACINTYRE, ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE SAYING:
"I think we will have to be a bit more careful in the future, in terms of coming out with statements to satisfy the needs of the media and the public when they have questions."
15:32:09:14 - 15:32:33:07 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
DZIEKANSKI BEING TASERED AT THE AIRPORT
15:32:33:08 - 15:32:44:01 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (RECENT) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
THE BRAIDWOOD INQUIRY IN PROGRESS
Four Canadian policemen who fired repeated blasts from a Taser stun gun at an unarmed Polish man and then physically subdued him will not face any charges over his death, authorities said on Friday (December 12) .
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were widely condemned after a 10-minute graphic video of the October 2007 incident was broadcast around the world. The footage showed Robert Dziekanski, 40, howling in agony after he was hit by 50,000-volt Taser blasts at Vancouver International Airport.
Dziekanski, moving to Canada to be with his mother, became confused as he waited in the international arrivals area for several hours before the incident. Police used Tasers after he threw a chair at a window and brandished a stapler.
The forensic pathologists concluded that Mr Dzkansis death was a result of sudden death following restraint," said Stan Lowe, Crown Counsel spokesman Dziekanski's mother Zophia Cisowski was devastated.
"I am so surprised. I have no words," she said.
An eyewitness Sima Ashrafinia, an Iranian-Canadian said that she remembered him being tasered at least four times and was appalled at the decision.
"They have lots of power that they can cover up - that bothers me.
Same thing in Iran," Ashrafinia said.
The Polish embassy in Ottawa issued a statement saying it found the decision most disappointing.
"We are still waiting real honest information. Of what was done in the airport," Tomasz Lis Polish Consul General said. He doesn't believe they have heard the whole truth.
The Civil Liberties Association of British Columbia (CLA), which condemns the practice of police investigating themselves, also said that the decision was unexpected.
"We all saw that video tape and we all I think share those same concerns, that that conduct was inappropriate, that that was excessive force," said David Eby of the CLA.
Dziekanski died of cardiac arrest. An autopsy said possible contributing factors included his chronic alcohol abuse, his "agitated state of delirium" as well as the stress of being hit by Taser blasts and then restrained.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police officials said they believed that the police action was not in breach of their policies.
A separate statement cited friends who had accompanied Dziekanski to Warsaw airport as saying he was very nervous and did not want fly. The autopsy found no signs of alcohol or drugs in his body.
The decision means the four officers will be able to testify before a public inquiry into the death. The Braidwood Inquiry was postponed twice this past autumn when the RCMP refused to testify at the public inquiry because of the criminal investigation. It is scheduled to begin again in mid-January.
Reference: 35525/08
Tape: 13474
Timecode: 15:29:52:09 - 15:32:44:01
Duration: 00:02:51:17 sec.
Sound: NATURAL WITH ENGLISH SPEECH
Copyright: GRAPHIC / CTV (Canada)
Restrictions: **Information for Reuters subscribers only:
~**NO ACCESS
CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS**~
15:29:52:09 - 15:29:58:09 GRAPHIC
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SLATE INFORAMTION
15:29:58:10 - 15:30:12:16 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
POLISH ROBERT DZIEKANSKI BEING TASERED AT THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
15:30:12:17 - 15:30:19:07 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) STAN LOWE, CROWN COUNSEL SPOKESPERSON SAYING: "The forensic pathologists concluded that Mr. Dzkansis death was a result of sudden death following restraint."
15:30:19:08 - 15:30:24:13 CTV (Canada)
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UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
PHOTO OF ROBERT DZIEKANSKI
15:30:24:14 - 15:30:28:20 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
DZIEKANSKI AT THE AIRPORT
15:30:28:21 - 15:30:39:22 CTV (Canada)
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KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) ZOPHIA CISOWSKI, ROBERT DZIEKANSKI'S MOTHER SAYING:
"I am so surprised. I have no words."
CISOWSKI HOLDING A BANNER WITH MESSAGES FOR HER SON
15:30:39:23 - 15:30:57:02 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
VARIOUS OF DZIEKANSKI AT THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
15:30:57:03 - 15:31:02:13 CTV (Canada)
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UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) EYEWITNESS SIMA ASHRAFINIA SAYING:
"They have lots of power that they can cover up - that bothers me.
Same thing in Iran."
15:31:02:14 - 15:31:17:10 CTV (Canada)
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UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
VARIOUS OF POLISH CONSUL GENERAL SPEAKING TO REPORTERS
(SOUNDBITE) (English) POLISH CONSUL GENERAL SAYING:
"We are still waiting real honest information. Of what was done in the airport.".
REPORTER QUESTION: "You don't think we've heard the truth"
"No"
15:31:17:11 - 15:31:27:00 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
VARIOUS OF THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) DAVID EBY, CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION SAYING:
"We all saw that video tape and we all I think share those same concerns, that that conduct was inappropriate, that that was excessive force."
15:31:34:06 - 15:31:39:07 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
DZIEKANSKI AT THE AIRPORT
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SUPERINTENDENT. WAYNE RIDEOUT, ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE SAYING:
"From the investigation conducted by IHIT I do not see a policy breach."
REPORTER QUESTION: " Is it against RCMP policy to taser someone mulitple times?"
"As I said to you, based on investigation information before me, I don't see a policy breach."
15:31:52:22 - 15:32:02:13 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
DZIEKANSKI BEING TASERED AT THE AIRPORT
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AL MACINTYRE, ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE SAYING:
"I think we will have to be a bit more careful in the future, in terms of coming out with statements to satisfy the needs of the media and the public when they have questions."
15:32:09:14 - 15:32:33:07 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
DZIEKANSKI BEING TASERED AT THE AIRPORT
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (RECENT) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
THE BRAIDWOOD INQUIRY IN PROGRESS
ENDS 15:32:44:01
Feed: News
Syndication: AMERICA-DEC13-6112-CANADA-TASER DEATH
AMERICA: STORY 6112
Category: Crime / Law Enforcement
15:29:52:09 - 15:29:58:09 GRAPHIC
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SLATE INFORAMTION
15:29:58:10 - 15:30:12:16 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
POLISH ROBERT DZIEKANSKI BEING TASERED AT THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) STAN LOWE, CROWN COUNSEL SPOKESPERSON SAYING: "The forensic pathologists concluded that Mr. Dzkansis death was a result of sudden death following restraint."
15:30:19:08 - 15:30:24:13 CTV (Canada)
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UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
PHOTO OF ROBERT DZIEKANSKI
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
DZIEKANSKI AT THE AIRPORT
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KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) ZOPHIA CISOWSKI, ROBERT DZIEKANSKI'S MOTHER SAYING:
"I am so surprised. I have no words."
CISOWSKI HOLDING A BANNER WITH MESSAGES FOR HER SON
15:30:39:23 - 15:30:57:02 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
VARIOUS OF DZIEKANSKI AT THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) EYEWITNESS SIMA ASHRAFINIA SAYING:
"They have lots of power that they can cover up - that bothers me.
Same thing in Iran."
15:31:02:14 - 15:31:17:10 CTV (Canada)
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UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
VARIOUS OF POLISH CONSUL GENERAL SPEAKING TO REPORTERS
(SOUNDBITE) (English) POLISH CONSUL GENERAL SAYING:
"We are still waiting real honest information. Of what was done in the airport.".
REPORTER QUESTION: "You don't think we've heard the truth"
"No"
15:31:17:11 - 15:31:27:00 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
VARIOUS OF THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
15:31:27:01 - 15:31:34:05 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) DAVID EBY, CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION SAYING:
"We all saw that video tape and we all I think share those same concerns, that that conduct was inappropriate, that that was excessive force."
15:31:34:06 - 15:31:39:07 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
DZIEKANSKI AT THE AIRPORT
15:31:39:08 - 15:31:52:21 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SUPERINTENDENT. WAYNE RIDEOUT, ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE SAYING:
"From the investigation conducted by IHIT I do not see a policy breach."
REPORTER QUESTION: " Is it against RCMP policy to taser someone mulitple times?"
"As I said to you, based on investigation information before me, I don't see a policy breach."
15:31:52:22 - 15:32:02:13 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
DZIEKANSKI BEING TASERED AT THE AIRPORT
15:32:02:14 - 15:32:09:13 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (DECEMBER 12, 2008) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
(SOUNDBITE) (English) ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AL MACINTYRE, ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE SAYING:
"I think we will have to be a bit more careful in the future, in terms of coming out with statements to satisfy the needs of the media and the public when they have questions."
15:32:09:14 - 15:32:33:07 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (FILE) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
DZIEKANSKI BEING TASERED AT THE AIRPORT
15:32:33:08 - 15:32:44:01 CTV (Canada)
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (RECENT) (CTV-NO ACCESS CANADA/NBC/CNN/YAHOO/AOL/WIRELESS)
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