Stun Guns and Chief Bill Janes

Chief Bill Janes: Janes said the RNCs use of force committee recommended adding stun guns to the force for several reasons, including their use by other police forces across Canada, technological improvements to stun guns that have enhanced their reliability and consistency and an event log that will record the deployment and use of the weapons, which incapacitate people with a brief electric shock. , according to The Telegram. The Braidwood Inquiry concluded the officers werent justified in using Tasers against Dziekanski. RNC Chief Bill Janes announced Wednesday morning at RNC headquarters in St. Johns that the police force has ordered 15 stun guns, which will be given to a select group of officers, including the tactics and rescue unit, which responds to high-risk situations such as armed barricades, patrol officers, and the crime suppression unit, a new team tackling organized crime, especially motorcycle gangs. Janes also cited the Braidwood Inquiry, which concluded our society is better off with these weapons in use than without them. The Braidwood Inquiry was a public inquiry into the use and safety of Tasers a brand of stun gun after Robert Dziekanski, a Polish immigrant to Canada, was killed after being shocked five times by police officers attempting to subdue the unruly Dziekanski at the Vancouver airport. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.