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Blamed and broken : the Mounties and the death of Robert Dziekenski

Petrovich, Curt (Author).
Book  - 2019
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  • ISBN: 9781459742932
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    358 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2019.

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Blamed and Broken : The Mounties and the Death of Robert Dziekanski
Blamed and Broken : The Mounties and the Death of Robert Dziekanski
by Petrovich, Curt
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Blamed and Broken : The Mounties and the Death of Robert Dziekanski


A few fleeting seconds, captured on video, led to a frustrating search for justice tainted by ego, bias, and a desire for vengeance. Images of Robert Dziekanski convulsing after being shocked by a Mountie's Taser went viral in 2007. International outrage and domestic shame followed the release of that painful video. It had taken just twenty-six seconds for four Mounties to surround and stun the Polish would-be immigrant at Vancouver International Airport. A decade later, after millions of dollars spent on an inquiry, and bungled prosecutions laden with bias and interference, the tragic impact of those fleeting seconds on the people involved -- Dziekanski's mother and the four Mounties -- is at last revealed.