Posted by Tyler Sutherland
The citizen who shot video of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski being Tasered at the Vancouver airport in 2007 has received the first-ever Citizen Journalism Award.
The Canadian Journalists for Free Expression honoured Paul Pritchard on Tuesday for his footage and courage to fight a public battle to free the video from the RCMP.
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Posted by Brian Schultz
An RCMP officer testifying at this week’s public inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski says he feared for his safety when the Polish immigrant pointed a stapler at him. Dziekanski was Tasered 5 times and eventually died after authorities found him causing a disturbance in Vancouver’s airport October 14, 2007.
Four officers [...]