I have just been on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire’s breakfast show to respond to a story in the Mirror today headlined Police reveal stun gun blunders in which it has been revealed that Cambridgeshire Police are the worst in the country for accidently discharging their weapons.
I pointed out that these incidents had occurred while the [...]
Tag Archives: Taser
Cambridgeshire Police Worst In Country for Accidental TASER Discharges - Click for Full Article
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
TASERs for Non-Firearms Police - Click for Full Article
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
UK Police shock a man in Nottingham with a TASER while he is lying on the ground surrounded by four officers. I believe scenes like this will become more common as more UK police are armed with TASER.
In November 2008 the Home Secretary announced plans to arm all the UK’s response police with TASER weapons. [...]
Meeting Dorothy Gregson, Chief Executive of Cambridgeshire Police Authority - Click for Full Article
Monday, June 15, 2009
I met the Chief Executive of Cambridgeshire Police Authority at the Police Headquarters. Outside, the force flag was flying and the Chief Officers’ luxury Landrover and Volvo were on display.
On Monday the 8th of June 2009 I met the Chief Executive of Cambridgeshire Police Authority Dr Dorothy Gregson. The authority’s Media & Communications Officer Anna [...]
Cambridgeshire Police to Consider Amnesty International’s Views on TASERs - Click for Full Article
Thursday, May 14, 2009
I attended Cambridgeshire Police Authority’s Professional Standards Committee on the 13th of May 2009 and watched them discuss the expanded TASER deployment to non-firearms police.
The only elected individual present was Cllr Kevin Wilkins. While I don’t think there is the appetite for directly elected police authorities I think more existing elected representatives could [...]
Discussing TASER on LBC Radio - Click for Full Article
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
At just past 18.00 on the 5th of May 2009 I was interviewed by James Whale on LBC’s drivetime radio show. I had been asked on to the show to talk about the UK police’s use of TASER. TASERs were being discussed following an announcement earlier that day by the Independent Police Complaints [...]
Cambridgeshire Police Authority Dodge my TASER Questions - Click for Full Article
Saturday, May 2, 2009
On Wednesday the 29th of April 2009 I attended a meeting of the Cambridgeshire Police Authority. Members of the public are able to submit questions in advance. I asked about the increased deployment of TASER weapons.
My Question - TASER
Why has the expanded deployment of TASER to all response police officers announced by [...]
Public Questions for the April 2009 Cambridgeshire Police Authority Meeting - Click for Full Article
Thursday, April 23, 2009
There is to be a Full Cambridgeshire Police Authority meeting on the 29th April 2009 at 16:00 in the Police Headquarters, Huntingdon.
Members of the public are able to ask questions or make statements at the beginning of these meetings. I have submitted the below, all of which I think are important things the Police [...]
Holding the Police to Account - March 2009 - Click for Full Article
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
On Thursday the 19th of March 2009 I attended Cambridge’s North Area committee, where councillors vote on what they believe ought to be the local policing priorities and hold the police to account for their performance in the areas they have prioritised. The police were represented by Sgt. Jason Wragg.
Using the opportunity given to [...]
Encouraging Liberal Democrats to Act Locally on their National TASER Policies - Click for Full Article
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
The Liberal Democrats nationally are calling for: “an in-depth inquiry into the use of TASERs before they become commonplace on British streets”. The call was made by Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesman Chris Huhne in a statement he made following the release of figures on TASER use against under-eighteens in the UK in response to [...]
Cambridgeshire Police Authority February 2009 - Click for Full Article
Thursday, February 19, 2009
I went to observe a meeting of Cambridgeshire Police Authority on Wednesday the 18th of February 2009. The agenda for the meeting had only been made publicly available on Monday the 15th, after the suggested deadline for members of the public submitting questions. When I questioned the late publication of the agenda by email in [...]