Video of woman being Tasered by transit police in Vancouver sparks outrage
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The tactics of Metro Vancouver Transit Police are under scrutiny after videos surfaced online that appear to show a woman in distress being Tasered during an arrest Thursday night.
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The tactics of Metro Vancouver Transit Police are under scrutiny after videos surfaced online that appear to show a woman in distress being Tasered during an arrest Thursday night.
“Please let me put my shirt back on,” the woman can be heard saying in a video one witness posted to Twitter. With her shirt pulled over her head, her red bra is the only thing covering her top half as two officers restrain her on the ground in a crowded station.
She was allegedly suffering from a mental health crisis at Granville SkyTrain Station and threatening other passengers, according to a tweet by Metro Vancouver Transit Police.
“Officers used physical force, including a Taser, to stop her from hurting herself and others,” the post reads. “She is now at hospital, receiving much-needed care.”
One witness who took video of the incident alleges an officer had their knee on the woman’s neck, while another officer repeatedly kneed her in the back, all while she was being Tased.
“She's begging for them to stop saying she's not a threat, so is the crowd of people,” Kyle Hopping writes in the comment section of one video posted to Twitter.
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