Thursday 25 August 2011

UK ARMED POLICE??



            I am alarmed at the number of people who, recently, have died when confronted by the police. The shooting of Mr Duggan by an armed police unit that sparked the recent disturbances across England, has been followed by another spate of deaths. In the short period since the shooting two men have died after being hit by police tasers and another died after being pepper sprayed. We are supposed to pride ourselves in the fact that we have an unarmed police force on our streets, but with this evidence, it doesn't look that way. I'm sure that this recent spate of killings will do nothing to raise people's confidence in the police. As far as I am concerned these recent events indicate that we have an armed police force in this country, tasers are known to be lethal in a number of circumstances.


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  1. The RESIST CARDIAC ARREST Campaign is challenging the legality of taser use in Britain. In '07 the United Nations defined taser use as torture. The RCA Campaign is pursuing this matter with the British government. Please google RESIST CARDIAC ARREST, and check out the campaign at the Save The Holy Headland Blogspot - working for a torture-free society.

    For the names of 682 people killed by tasers in North Amerika, see:
    http://truthnottasers.blogspot.com/2008/04/what-follows-are-names-where-known.html

    Peace!

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