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The debate over the use of tasers is likely to resurface
after the release of a video showing a man being stunned to death in
Canada.
Click here to see video (caution: graphic)

The video footage shows the last moments of a Polish national who was
stunned by a taser gun by police at Vancouver International Airport.
Robert Dziekanski, 40, of Pieszyce, Poland, was restrained by police after becoming agitated at the airport on October 14. Mr Dziekanski, a construction worker who spoke no English, was declared dead at the scene. The incident is being investigated by police, the coroner and airport authorities. Up to 18 people have died after being stunned by tasers in Canada since 2003, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported. New Zealand police are expected to decide before Christmas whether to introduce 50,000-volt taser stun guns. However, even if approved, it is unlikely every frontline officer will get one.

I reckon our police would love to know that you can taser a man to death. Could've scored themselves some old Maori in Ruatoki. Of course they could just tackle the guy down, and he could still be alive. Mind you that would require some kind of fitness level. Hard to achieve when you have a job that no longer has a walking beat, they spend their day in cars or behind a desk.