A public inquiry report that concluded a Taser jolt carries a small
risk of death is entirely supported by the evidence and is actually
confirmed by the "fine print" the company now attaches to its weapons,
the British Columbia government argued Tuesday as it defended the inquiry's findings
in court. Taser International is challenging the first report into
the death of Robert Dziekanski, arguing commissioner Thomas Braidwood
treated the company unfairly and then reached conclusions that weren't
supported by the facts.
The Taser International's co-founder and several of its own experts appeared before the hearings in 2008. But a lawyer for B.C.'s attorney general told a judge Tuesday the conclusion that a shock from a Taser has the capacity to affect the heart is confirmed by a training bulletin issued by the company last September — two months after the report's release. The document, which received wide media coverage and prompted police forces across Canada to adjust their policies, recommended the devices be aimed away from the heart to "avoid the remote potential risk of cardiac effect."
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The Taser International's co-founder and several of its own experts appeared before the hearings in 2008. But a lawyer for B.C.'s attorney general told a judge Tuesday the conclusion that a shock from a Taser has the capacity to affect the heart is confirmed by a training bulletin issued by the company last September — two months after the report's release. The document, which received wide media coverage and prompted police forces across Canada to adjust their policies, recommended the devices be aimed away from the heart to "avoid the remote potential risk of cardiac effect."
Read more: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/
