Posted on June 18 2010 by admin
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS: A press release form the Montreal coalition against the taser declares that, since the Montreal Public Safety Commission recognizes that there is a “reasonable doubt” about the taser’s safety, the Commission should therefore be recommending a moratorium, and not just more “safeguards” as the Commission concluded. ]] MONTRÉAL, le 18 juin /CNW […]
Posted on April 27 2010 by admin
[[SUMMARY /COMMENTS : The Quebec Coalition for a moratorium on tasers – a brief history is given (it was formed in 2007) and membership is shown at the end of this press release – changes its name to become the “Quebec coalition for the withdrawal of all tasers” (Coalition pour le retrait du Taser) following […]
Posted on October 21 2009 by admin
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS: In a press release, the Montreal coalition for a moratorium on taser use changes its title – to a coalition demanding its withdrawal. The follows TASER Inc.’s recent recognition that the taser may affect the heart and the use of the taser on a resident suffering from Down’s syndrome in an institution […]
Posted on March 27 2009 by admin
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS: In a press release, the Montreal “coalition for an immediate moratorium on the use of tasers” asks the Quebec minister of justice why he does not just stop the police from having access to tasers until there is clear evidence that it is not lethal. Th coalition is particularly outraged by the […]
Posted on November 25 2008 by admin
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS: A November 2008 press release by the “friends and colleagues of Claudio Castagnetta, who died in Quebec following the use of the taser”, in extremely disturbing circumstances.]] QUEBEC, le 25 nov. /CNW Telbec/ – Le 4 novembre dernier, la veille dudéclenchement des élections, le coroner Jean Brochu rendait publiques ses conclusions dans […]
Posted on February 14 2008 by admin
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS: As information about taser abuse by the Montreal municipal police emerges, the Montreal “Coalition for a moratium of the use of tasers” argues that this reinforces its demands for a moratorium on taser-use by the police. The Coalition is particularly demanding a meeting with the Montreal Public Security Commission, respobible for the […]