Braidwood Inquiry Resumes Today

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 03:59 AM

Prince George, B.C.- The Braidwood Inquiry into the events which lead up to the death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski, resumes this morning.

The session will start at 10:00 with the first witness being RCMP Chief Superintendent Dick Bent. His appearance will be followed by RCMP Assistant Commissioner Al MacIntyre, then Superintendent Wayne Rideout.

The hearings were to have wrapped up in late June, but that’s when the inquiry was hit with a bombshell, an e-mail which suggests the officers involved in the incident had discussed how they would handle the incident before they arrived at the Vancouver airport.

The Nov. 5, 2007, email, was from RCMP Chief Supt. Dick Bent to Assistant Commissioner Al McIntyre, it reads;

"Finally, spoke to Wayne and he indicated that the members did not articulate that they saw the symptoms of excited delirium, but instead had discussed the response en route and decided that if he did not comply that they would go to CEW (conducted energy weapon)."

The email was not delivered to the inquiry’s lawyers until three days before the inquiry was set to close. Not only did it raise questions about all information being presented to the Inquiry’s lawyers, it also contradicted the testimony of the attending officers who said they had not discussed using a tazer on Dziekanski before arriving on the scene.

The inquiry is scheduled to hear from United Airlines employee John Jubber, interpreter Gracie Churchill-Browne, and Inspector Renny Nesset before coming to a close.

The inquiry is set to sit today, tomorrow and Thursday, and will continue Mondays to Thursdays until concluded.

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Posted on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 03:59 AM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: Harbinger on September 22 2009 2:03 PM

Another circus of interpretations to be presented. Not lies or mis-truths. Just how some people interpret the truth.

Posted by: Truth on September 22 2009 5:05 PM

The quack concept of "excited delerium" is associated with a high body temperature, supposedly caused by hyper tension. One needs a thermometer and close examination of the state of mind of a target, in order to assess those nominal "symptoms." It is impossbile to prove with even the slightest balance of probabilities, that a target of lethal cop force, met the fairy tale standards of a nominal sufferer.

Cops take either 17 weeks training at RCMP Depot or the Justice Institutes prescribed 16, 42 hour training modules (2 modules being on the job instruction) before they can take the Police Act oath. They have no expertise in psychology.

So where did "excited delerium" voodoo come from? Medical examiners dredged it up in cases where cops needed an ex post facto pseudo-justification for cop-rage battery and murder. And Medical Examiners are generally doctors who, without job prospects, took the standard 3 month extra study, so that they could work for a police service. The Charles Smith case in Ontario - and Smith's assistance in an American "investigation" almost caused the execution of an innocent man - illustrates the co-dependent relationship between cops and MEs.

As for Coroners, one third of their 20 week course overlaps with crime scene modules, as prescribed by the Justice Institute. They pal around with the same cops who will later give evidence in hearings presided by their former pals. Vancouver Mayor cum senator Larry Campbell, was a cop who earned Coroner creditation, in 12 weeks.

Impartiality and objectivity are anathema in BC. We have the worst justice system in Western Civilization.