UCLA Officers Use Taser on ID-less Student - Page 3

DisneyFan25863 · 11-16-2006, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Bornieo: Fully Loaded

Well, I"m not saying everyone should go out and get one and start taizing everyone. If it's them or you and Law Inforcement is involved, I'd rather have someone knocked to ground than beaten to a pulp. In actuality I'd rather have the idiot who was smug enough to NOT show his ID or leave when he was asked to, to comply like everyone else is expected to. When will that end? You get pulled over and the cops ask for your Drivers Licences and you refuse? If I was the Cop or SEcurity Guard I'd rather have the guy dropped, then either someone killed, shot or if the person has other motives, myself blown up. So in a perfect world all would be well.

That said, I'm not excusing the % of the cops that do this for sport or unjustified. From what I read, I'd rather have the guy tazed, take outside, rather than anything the guy "Might" have been doing in a closed area. What if this had been an area of an airport? Or a library at the local Jr.High.

I"M not excusing the problem, just simply saying it's a bit broader than just some moron not "showing his ID."

Even IF he was a threat, why did they keep tasing him AFTER they handcuffed him and knocked him onto the floor. He was screaming in agony, pleading for them to stop, saying he would leave and comply with them. And they tasered him. Over. And over. And over.

They had no reason to do that. None at all.

innerSpaceman · 11-16-2006, 08:54 PM

All I can say is thank god for YouTube. It's not made the L.A.P.D.'s month. Earlier this week, they were caught pepper-spraying a handcuffed suspect in the face because he was mouthing-off, but not aggressive in any way. Earlier in the month, they are shown punching a cuffed and prone suspect in the face multiple times. That one happened last summer, but the suspects attorney released it now because the D.A. is stonewalling on a deal.

I'm glad so many people have video capabilities on their cell-phones, which is how most of these things are captured ... and YouTube allows them to be on the internet and get world-wide attention.

It has come to this with police brutality -- we all need to keep video cameras on our persons at all times.

But this has been 3 quick strikes for the L.A.P.D. (it was not campus security, but UCLA-assigned police who did the tasering) ... and even though there's been no guns involved in these incidents, it sure looks like they're shooting themselves in the foot.

Ghoulish Delight · 11-17-2006, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman Earlier in the month, they are shown punching a cuffed and prone suspect in the face multiple times. [SIZE=1

That one happened last summer, but the suspects attorney released it now because the D.A. is stonewalling on a deal[/size].

Actually, watch that one again. He was not handcuffed and was actually resisting pretty vigorously. Probably not enough to warrant the beating he was taking...but then again, with two officers on him and being punched in the face, he was STILL resisting, and considering that it's a 15 second video with zero context of what happened before (how much had he resisted BEFORE he was on the ground with two officers on tip of him, still resisting?), I don't consider that video to be particularly clear-cut abuse.

CoasterMatt · 11-16-2006, 11:42 PM

The Cheeseburger 9000 is so pretty...

I'm redoing her insides with shades of blue

€uroMeinke · 11-16-2006, 11:54 PM

I wonder if wearing PVC clothing subverts the effectiveness of taser shocks?

Alex · 11-16-2006, 11:56 PM

We'll have to get Carrie-Anne Moss and reshoot the opening of The Matrix to find out.

DisneyFan25863 · 11-16-2006, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I wonder if wearing PVC clothing subverts the effectiveness of taser shocks?

It used to, but apparently the new models can go through Level III body armor, so I'm guessing PVC clothes don't do much for protection.

€uroMeinke · 11-17-2006, 12:01 AM

How about latex body paint?

Motorboat Cruiser · 11-17-2006, 02:56 AM

And by "gift", I, of course, meant a car battery and jumper cables, not a hooker. Just thought I should clear that up.

Betty · 11-17-2006, 06:52 AM

Why can't several police officers remove a handcuffed guy because he won't stand up?

Haven't they watched COP's where they just hog tie the dude, pick him up and walk away.

And with all those people - what where they thinking?

That was just disturbing.

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	All I can say is thank god for YouTube. It's not made the L.A.P.D.'s month. Earlier this week, they were caught pepper-spraying a handcuffed suspect in the face because he was mouthing-off, but not aggressive in any way. Earlier in the month, they are shown punching a cuffed and prone suspect in the face multiple times. That one happened last summer, but the suspects attorney released it now because the D.A. is stonewalling on a deal. I'm glad so many people have video capabilities on their cell-phones, which is how most of these things are captured ... and YouTube allows them to be on the internet and get world-wide attention. It has come to this with police brutality -- we all need to keep video cameras on our persons at all times. But this has been 3 quick strikes for the L.A.P.D. (it was not campus security, but UCLA-assigned police who did the tasering) ... and even though there's been no guns involved in these incidents, it sure looks like they're shooting themselves in the foot.
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	I wonder if wearing PVC clothing subverts the effectiveness of taser shocks? __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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Betty Kicking up my heels! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Silver State Posts: 3,783	Why can't several police officers remove a handcuffed guy because he won't stand up? Haven't they watched COP's where they just hog tie the dude, pick him up and walk away. And with all those people - what where they thinking? That was just disturbing. __________________ Nee Stell Thue
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