article by Government of Nova Scotia
A report on excited delirium was released today, Sept. 4, by Justice Minister Ross Landry. (Editor’s note: Excited delirium is often claimed to be the cause of death, when a fatality occurs following the use of a stun/taser gun.)
The province commissioned the 38-page Report of the Panel of Mental Health [...]
NDP leader Brian Mason has called on Solicitor General Fred Lindsay to ban the use of Tasers by law enforcement personnel in Alberta, following the death of a Brooks man.
“Sadly, Grant Prentice is the fifth person to die in Alberta following police use of a Taser,” Mason said. “Enough is enough. It’s time for Alberta [...]
A male adult died in Brooks, located between Calgary and Medicine Hat, after RCMP shocked him with a Taser.
Police say they responded to a man “observed to be injured and causing a disturbance in a residential area of the community.” Ambulance service also arrived.
The police used a Taser on the man when they arrived [...]
