Inquest into death of Clare Nowland will take place this year

Oh please! Get real! How anybody that uses a walking frame can be consider a clear and present danger that would warrant the use of a taser is beyond. me. Beyond all reasonable people. I’m guessing you wore a blue uniform once upon a time or perhaps to still do.

If what you say is correct John Doe, why didn’t the staff deal with it? I mean she only had a knife that she was threatening people with.

My late mother was in a nursing home where a resident deliberately ran down another one with a heavily laden walking frame and killed her. There were no manslaughter charges made against the assailant.

I suggest you visit some of the more secured care facilities in Canberra John Doe and see first hand what goes on. The late Mrs Nowland should have been in a facility like that but the admin. people stuffed up.

I did wear a blue uniform once but that was the Air Force, not the Police Force. I think you owe a general policy to all police people for the snide remark you made.

Can’t comment on why staff couldn’t deal with it. I owe nothing to anyone. It’s well known Police close ranks when one of their own is at fault. Only need to look to the Ombudsman reports to see this is true. Many instances identified where further action should have been taken rather than a ‘nothing to see here’ response. The fact the officer made the comment he did before using his taser speaks volumes.

Capital Retro is offering a false dichotomy.

It is not in the job description for care centre staff to disarm an armed resident, even though she may pose little real threat.

The logical alternative is not that the police taser her, with death a relatively high likelihood from various possible causes in one so frail. Hence, the Constable was convicted of manslaughter though the sentence was light. His situation was most certainly not “impossible”. That is a prejudiced comment from Retro.

I suggest you get together with Karl Herzog, Axon and visit some of the facilities where these incidents happen. That way you may get in touch with reality.

From recent reports of the local Police culture in Canberra, she would have been restrained on the ground by 6 or so cops before they tased her. The Chief Police officer would then report that the offending Police will face sanctions, most likely promotions or transfer to the training division!

Capital Retro, that is a feeble attempt to avoid the fact you offered a false dichotomy, alternatives that are not necessary because there are many other options.

I remind you that the Constable was convicted of manslaughter so prosecutors and jury before the judge arrived at that verdict. The trial information is linked in the article above; read it.

The reality is a 2m barge pole or any pole for that matter could have easily disarmed her. Yes he was convicted of manslaughter however I believe that was overturned on appeal. Tasering a person of her age was never going to end well. Many lives ruined through lazy policing. Not to mention the impact of public opinion on the force. It’s those rogue elements that give them a bad name. Only need to look at recent events posted. I don’t disagree he had it coming however that doesn’t mean it was ok for officers to launch that attack. I can just imagine how bad things were prior to BWCs being introduced.

John Doe, no, the conviction was not overturned, nor even appealed by the defendant.

As mentioned in the article above and discussed elsewhere, the prosecution appealed for a greater sentence. This appeal was lost, so the former Constable was able to walk free under a two-year Community Corrections Order, not jailed.