Wow, this solves everything. Since you like this link so much you should send it to the Vancouver RCMP so that they won't need to investigate. Case closed!
Is this remark supposed to make some sort of point, or rebut what I said in any way? Because it really seems to contribute nothing whatsoever.
Well, I don't know if you are referring to me, but I haven't said it was inappropriate use of force. I have said all along that it MIGHT have been. Seems there are a lot of people here however that think it is pretty cut-and-dried that there was no inappropriate use of force, because the police can never do anything wrong and this guy deserved everything he got. Thanks for the thick head comment, btw, adds a lot of value to the discussion.
What a great educator you are, Socrates reincarnate.
Unfortunately, despite all your pedagogic prowess you seem to have lost grip on the actual discussion. This is not a police brutality thread. Some of us have discussed the possibility that the reasonable use of force may have been exceeded, subject to the evidence and findings of an investigation. Others seem content to conclude that the police did no wrong, without having all the evidence or investigation results. There are a lot of people who seem to think the police are infallible, that there is no need to inquire about their actions, and that anyone who dares question their actions is anti-cop. The detailed taser description was fascinating, but really has little to do with the matter of whether the cops in this particular instance did right or wrong.
By the way, how did I use section 26 to further an agenda? O great Prometheus who brought the Criminal Code to us mere mortals, since we missed your point about bringing up this section, please tell us what your intentions were!
Do you consider me to be part of this 'anti-cop movement' you describe? Can I consider you to be part of an 'anti-free-thought movement'? Since you think cops can do no wrong and their actions should be free from censure maybe you would prefer life in a police state like Burma or North Korea? I for one like living in a country where we have Charter-protected rights and values, where there exists the Rule of Law, and where authority is capable of being freely questioned.