"Video of airport taser death released"

The article discusses how police in Vancouver tasered a man to death in an airport after causing a scene in a waiting area. Another article states, "Robert Dziekanski, 40, died within minutes of being tasered repeatedly at Vancouver International Airport, where he had spent hours wandering in a vain search from his mother." The man had become agitated because he could not find his mother and could not speak English - and yet nobody helped him.

The release of the video, according to the same article, has "sparked controversy around the world, particularly in Poland, whose ambassador called the RCMP's actions 'unsuitable under the circumstances, even excessive.'" The police brutality used against this man was unnecessary. Watching the video, anyone can see that Dziekanski was merely frustrated and agitated about his current situation. Although he needed to be calmed down, there was no need for four RCMP officers to react in the way they did to the issue. The situation could have been resolved had the police officers simply forced him to an area where he could tell them what the probem was - since I don't believe the officers understood why Dziekanski was reacting in this way. An even better solution may have been for the Airport staff to console and help Dziekanski find his mother. In essence, this death could have been prevented had the airport had better communication with fliers.