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ARTICLE · 15 OCTOBER 2013

Smartphones: Equalizers Between Citizens And Police?

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On October 14,2007, the police accidently killed Robert Dziekański when they tried to subdue him with a taser in YVR airport.

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On October 14,2007, the police accidently killed Robert Dziekański when they tried to subdue him with a taser in YVR airport. Paul Pritchard witnessed the entire event and recorded it on his cellphone. The police seized the cellphone and did not release it until Pritchard threatened legal action.

The Braidwood Commission of Inquiry released a final report that found the RCMP officers involved in the tasering had deliberately misrepresented what happened. Pritchard's video was instrumental in that finding since it showed relatively clear evidence of the events.

More recently, Constable James Forcillo was charged with second-degree murder after he repeatedly shot an 18-year-old boy holding a knife on a Toronto streetcar. Witnesses recorded the shooting on their smartphone and released a copy to the media, causing public outcry.

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