Lack of due diligence (Yes, another Taser rant)

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It reportedly criticized the stun-gun research of the Canadian Police Research Centre (the research arm of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police), finding its reports were not adequately peer-reviewed, lacked important information and included inaccurate data.
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The RCMP's willingness to rely on the manufacturer of the weapon for advice in how to deploy it may have been the first instance of poor judgment by the police force when it comes to tasers, but certainly not the last
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The coziness of the relationship between Taser International and Canadian police forces has already been made clear - including payments (and stock options) to a researcher at the Canadian Police Research Centre, and sponsorship of police chiefs' conferences over the years (most recently a $25,000 platinum sponsorship of last month's conference).


And thats how americans do business. They purchase their customers, lock stock and barrel. They issue false research about how wonderful their own product is ("...lacked important information and included inaccurate data.") and they just tell you "Trust me ! We know what we're doing , we're not biased !"

This isn't a police force being tricked by a deceitful american company. This is outright corruption.


The RCMP's failure to fulfill its responsibility to objectively assess the impact of the weapons in developing its own policies may well have played a role in the 22 taser-related deaths in the past five years.


And there are 22 dead bodies that need answering for thanks to this corruption.