In the moments before his death, Robert Dziekanski raised his hands as if pleading with the four Taser-wielding RCMP officers who surrounded him.
You cannot hear what is being said when the first jolt explodes and Dziekanski begins to scream.
The blood-curdling sound of the 40-year-old’s pain as he was shocked - caught on a video made public Wednesday - will reverberate forever for those who hear it.
It drowned out the sound of the second Taser blast.
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1 al // Nov 15, 2007 at 21:47
The video on from the link is this story to Canada.com is a setup . They have edited to make out that this guy is attacking with a stapler thta is why they tasered, when if fact, it is a reaction of his body convulsing from the first taser shot what the full video here .
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8917991111323273442
2 al // Nov 15, 2007 at 21:51
The video on from the link is this story to Canada.com is a setup . They have edited to make out that this guy is attacking with a stapler that is why they tasered him, when if fact, it is a reaction of his body convulsing from the first taser shot watch the full video here .
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8917991111323273442
Mediia trying to make it look as good as possible.
3 al // Nov 15, 2007 at 21:53
The video from the link above to this story on Canada.com is a setup . They have edited to make out that this guy is attacking with a stapler that is why they tasered him, when if fact, it is a reaction of his body convulsing from the first taser shot watch the full video here .
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8917991111323273442
The Media trying to make it look as good as possible.
4 chilled // Nov 16, 2007 at 01:58
Members of the public should immediately hold their hands over their heads and get on ones knees, anytime an RCMP officer is sighted. Anytime, anywhere. This should become a national campaign of protest.
Could you imagine the power of this non-threatening jesture? Old ladies leaving the supermarket, students on the way to school, tradespeople at construction sites, professionals leaving the office - EVERYONE!
See a RCMP officer, even driving by for a moment; drop what you are doing, hold your hands up and get on your knees or crouch down in a subserviant and submissive manner.
This would speak volumes and make a statement that more and more Canadians are finally understanding; the police in Canada are out of control and the worst example of same is our national police force.
Then again, we could just hope for the worst punishment for these 4 officers the RCMP usually hands out in similar circumstances;
A month’s suspension with pay.
5 wilddogsam // Nov 16, 2007 at 05:33
There can be NO EXCUSE for the actions of those 4 officers who acted with callous disregard, make that criminal negligence, with respect to Mr. Dziekanski’s well being.
There can be NO EXCUSE for the actions of Sgt. Pierre Lemaitre who sacrificed his integrity for all the world to see. Even worse, Mrs. Dziekanski, a grieving mother, her only son killed and what does Lemaitre do? He attempts to promote an erroneous recount of what happened; he even slanders a dead man in an attempt to tarnish his reputation thereby proving a convenient excuse as to why the police acted as they did.
If that isn’t one of the most despicable examples of how low a human being in a position of authority can sink - Sgt. Lemaitre should lose his job over this one. Regardless, on a positive note his career as a spokesperson for the RCMP is probably over – with his credibility up in smoke who will ever again believe what he has to say?
Prediction: The RCMP will attempt to whitewash this entire incident, they will attempt to do what they have done in the past when they have bungled things - get away with murder.
If the RCMP manage to control the investigation, keeping judgment rights within their own ranks, then the public should stage peaceful protests (complete with signs) outside of the Richmond detachment and I for one would gladly participate.
6 wilddogsam // Nov 16, 2007 at 05:33
Prior to the damning video footage of the final moments of Robert Dziekanski’s life, his grieving mother would have been understandably desperate to find out what were her son Robert’s final actions.
Sgt. Pierre Lemaitre’s initial statement was in reality quite cruel in nature. What mother, faced with the death of her only son, would like to hear that he acted like a drugged up wild animal?
Put yourself in the shoes of Mrs. Dziekanski at the moment she heard Sgt. Pierre Lemaitre’s statement for all the world to hear.
And what if there had been no video footage?
Mrs. Dziekanski would then have not only lost her son, she would have never known the truth, and her final memory of her son would have been one of a guilt and shame at his actions.
Despicable and dishonorable are the only 2 words that I can think of to describe the RCMP right now.
In my opinion the RCMP, after four of their officers acted in a manner that can only be described as the very definition of criminal negligence, sought to protect their own at any cost - even if it meant destroying this woman in every sense.
Add to this another slap in the face to Mrs. Dziekanski - the 4 men directly responsible for the death of her son are still on active duty - armed with Tasers.
This is an indication that the RCMP are going to attempt to whitewash the entire incident, since if they had taken these 4 officers off active duty this would have amounted to the first stage of an acceptance of guilt – something I am confident the RCMP will never admit to.
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