Poland seeks to discuss Taser shooting with Canadian ambassador

Canada's ambassador to Poland has been invited to sit down with Polish officials in Warsaw on Monday to discuss the death of Robert Dziekanskiafter he was stunned by an RCMP Taser at Vancouver International Airport.

Many Poles view itas a case of excessive force by police using a weapon that may be unsafe, Piotr Ogrodzinski, the Polish ambassador to Canada, said in Ottawa on Thursday.

Ogrodzinski told CBC News the Polish embassyhas been flooded with e-mails and phone calls from Canadians expressing sympathy and outrage over what happened to Dziekanski on Oct. 14.

"I believe Canadians are extremely compassionate and they have this feeling of sympathy… to help someone who seems to be helpless and disoriented."

Ogrodzinski said he has seen the Taser video many times and finds it sad — particularly when it appears Dziekanski might have been relieved to see the RCMP arrive.

"The video does not give us a clear recording of what he was shouting but what I have heard in Polish is the beginning … Pol, which could be either policja — in other words calling for police — or pomocy, which in Polish means help," Ogrodzinski said.

Ogrodzinski said his country has "invited" Canada's ambassador in Warsaw to meet Polish officials on Monday to discusstheDziekanski case and how it might unfold.

He also had praise for Paul Pritchard, the man who videotaped and later released the Taser video, calling him a "global citizen."