Tasered

Journal of Robert Dziekanski: October 2007

*Translated from Russian

"Today I'm going to the airport to see my mother. I'm looking forward to her cooking cause she always made the best sausages!! It'll be hard to find her though because I can't speak English which means i'll be on my own. Oh well, it shouldn't be too bad. There's security there if anything bad were to happen. I just can't wait to see her!!"

The Next Day:

Obituary for Robert Dziekanski

Mr. Dziekanski died yesterday from a mixure of electical shock to his system from being tasered, as well as the weight of several of homeland securities finest officers tackling and crushing his neck as well as back. He had gone to the airport to meet his mother, and became angry about something, throwing computer equipment around the greeting area. This apparently authorized the use of lethal force"

Alright, the above was totally made up by me, but it seems like something that could have been true. I know that when a guy is throwing things around an airport that it's going to attract attention that will get him knocked on his ass at least. But he should still be able to breath the next day. He didn't try to shoot anyone or smuggle shit onto a plane.

I understand how in this day and age especially, airport's are going to be way more drastic in reaction to things than 8 years ago, but there is too far, and Robert seems to be a victim of that kind of over-reaction.