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SDLP OPPOSED TO INTRODUCTION OF TASER Commenting after the Policing Board today agreed to support the introduction of TASER by the PSNI by a majority vote, SDLP Justice Spokesperson Alban Maginness MLA stated: “The SDLP believes that the introduction of TASER to the PSNI raises issues around domestic and international human rights obligations. These include articles two and three of the European Convention on Human Rights. These articles guarantee the right to life and the freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. “The SDLP today reiterates our opposition to the introduction of TASERs – even for the limited purposes that the PSNI wants them. The fact is that these weapons have killed a number of people in the US and Canada. There is also a dearth of proper research about their safety – especially their effects on children. Evidence also shows that TASERS are actually used in most circumstances against the most vulnerable people in our society. This cannot be right or fair. The
SDLP will continue to oppose TASERS. We do not believe that the
TASER represents the ‘less lethal’ option, as portrayed
by the PSNI. We will work to ensure that only the highest standards
of human rights and equality are touchstones of the police service
in the North.”
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