A long-haul truck driver from Surrey, B.C., who sued the province after two officers punched and Tasered him inside his semi-trailer nearly seven years ago has been awarded more than $300,000 in damages.
A B.C. Supreme Court judge found the constables used more force than necessary when they shocked Bradley Degen, 52, through the broken window of his truck two times outside a lumberyard in the city in 2016.
“I am aware of the need for police to react quickly to situations. However, the level of force used in this circumstance was, in my view, disproportionate to the perceived threat,” said Justice David Crossin in a ruling posted online Tuesday.
While the ruling was a success for Degen after
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