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To: tejek who wrote (371693)	2/22/2008 7:44:14 PM
From: d[-_-]b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573857

Oppal said it's premature to consider a ban, but if Braidwood recommended it, he would give it thought. Yeah - just hit'em with nightsticks or shoot'em - much better.

To: tejek who wrote (371693)	3/3/2008 1:35:26 PM
From: d[-_-]b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573857

Attorney-General prepared to limit Taser use by police Doh!!! Maybe it's time to rethink that brain fart of an idea. Man Armed With Knife Attacks Royal Canadian Mounted Police Detachment; TASER ECD Use 'resulted in bringing a dangerous situation under control' Monday March 3, 1:15 pm ET biz.yahoo.com SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 3, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- TASER International, Inc. (NasdaqGS:TASR - News), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices released the following NEWS ALERT: According to a report by the Canwest News Service which appeared in the February 29, 2008 edition of the Vancouver Province, an unidentified man armed with a knife attacked a front desk employee at a detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Officers responded to the attack by using a TASER(r) electronic control device to subdue the man. Police indicated that the man disobeyed orders to drop the knife and was yelling at police to shoot him. It was reported that Constable Chantal Farrah said, ``This is a good example where appropriate utilization of (a TASER ECD) resulted in bringing a dangerous situation under control.'' The complete article is available at news.sympatico.msn.cbc.ca with other details in a RCMP press release at rcmp-grc.gc.ca.