A Mutha Effin' Outrage!
I am so stunned and angered by this incident I learned about on PerezHilton.com.
A UCLA student (who happens to be Iranian-American) was in one of the student libraries late at night on Tuesday. He didn't have his university ID card on him; and it is the rule of the library (for safety reasons) that only students and faculty have access to the library late at night. However, when he refused to leave after not being able to provide student identification, campus police were called. They came in, confronted him. They handcuffed him, and then TASED him.
Now, I understand the need to control an unruly person. If someone is a threat to everyone around them, and they are not cooperating; yes, you may need to use some force. But a guy who is handcuffed and not armed does not need to be TASED. If anything, the pain from the tasing is going to prevent them from being able to fully cooperate with you... Which is the case with the UCLA student.
If you watch the video of the incident (on PerezHilton) you may be disgusted by how campus police handled the situation too. The library was packed with students too... And they were all equally outraged by the incident. Students began demanding badge numbers of officers; and in response, one officer then threatened a student with a tasing.
Is that the kind of behavior we need from the "law"in this country?
A UCLA student (who happens to be Iranian-American) was in one of the student libraries late at night on Tuesday. He didn't have his university ID card on him; and it is the rule of the library (for safety reasons) that only students and faculty have access to the library late at night. However, when he refused to leave after not being able to provide student identification, campus police were called. They came in, confronted him. They handcuffed him, and then TASED him.
Now, I understand the need to control an unruly person. If someone is a threat to everyone around them, and they are not cooperating; yes, you may need to use some force. But a guy who is handcuffed and not armed does not need to be TASED. If anything, the pain from the tasing is going to prevent them from being able to fully cooperate with you... Which is the case with the UCLA student.
If you watch the video of the incident (on PerezHilton) you may be disgusted by how campus police handled the situation too. The library was packed with students too... And they were all equally outraged by the incident. Students began demanding badge numbers of officers; and in response, one officer then threatened a student with a tasing.
Is that the kind of behavior we need from the "law"in this country?
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