I'm not sure what could be said now that hasn't already been said, other than to voice my shocked response to the video of the RCMP tasering one exhausted, disoriented, abandoned man at Vancouver International Airport.
There are many unanswered questions. Where were airport personnel who were supposed to be handling new arrivals? Why was he abandoned for hours? What was the role of Canadian Border Service people? Why did no one just hop over the railing and go help the poor fellow? Airport security people visible in the video seemed worse than useless.
I think, and I fervently hope, that the RCMP is still under civil control in this country. If that's really the case, then I think it's time for some of that civil control to be exercised. Canadians are shocked and appalled and we share the shame for what has happened. It is almost incomprehensible that four police officers were unable to find a more appropriate way to deal with this situation. Are these officers typical examples of the people patrolling our streets, our cities, our airports?
What ever happened to the strategy of walking up to a person in a situation like this, extending a hand and saying "welcome - let me help you"?
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