On 16 Nov 2006 09:59:03 -0800, chewybacca@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
puked:
>(Video of incident)
>Comment: This is like something out of a horror movie, you can hear the
>guy screaming and begging not to be tortured as they repeatedly hit him
>with the Taser shot. Tortured for not showing ID in America, this is
>what "serve and protect" has come to mean.
>
>LOS ANGELES -- A cell phone captured video of a 23-year-old student
>being administered multiple Taser shocks by UCLA police on Tuesday.
>
>The UCLA student was hit with the Taser shocks multiple times while he
>was in the Powell Library Computer Lab.
>
>Another student recorded the incident on a camera phone. On the video,
>Mostafa Tabatabainejad can be heard screaming during the incident,
>which took place at about 11:30 p.m., the Daily Bruin re****ted.
>
>According to the paper, Tabatabainejad did not show ID to community
>service officers who were conducting a random check. UCLA police said
>Tabatabainejad was released by police after he was cited for
>obstruction/delay of a peace officer in the performance of duty.
>
>The Daily Bruin re****ted that Tabatabainejad complained when an officer
>was escorting him from the lab and put his hand on one of
>Tabatabainejad's arms. He allegedly yelled, "Get off of me," according
>to the paper. He was then shot with the Taser, re****ted the paper.
>
>The Daily Bruin re****ted that after he was hit, Tabatabainejad yelled,
>"Here's your Patriot Act, here's your f---ing abuse of power."
>
>Police said they thought Tabatabainejad was not harmed in the incident.
>
>"If he was able to walk out of here, I think he was OK," the sergeant
>said.
The last sentence is the most horrific of the whole story. The
jackass was on private property and refused to show ID to police.
They should have given him the Rodney King salute.
Since when is it acceptable not to respond to police?
--
lab~rat >:-)
Do you want polite or do you want sincere?
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