Vancouver police used prohibited weapon on Stanley Cup rioters

Vancouver Sun Friday 2nd September, 2011

VANCOUVER -- Vancouver's Emergency Response Team used its Arwen plastic bullet gun on rioters during the June 15 Stanley Cup riot despite the weapon being prohibited from use for crowd control, according to a technical report of the Stanley Cup riot review.Senior police commanders as well as those directing forces on the ground were not aware that ...

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