UCLA Police Brutality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3GstYOIc0I
http://dailybruin.com/news/articles.asp?id=38960

UCLA Police used a taser multiple times to shock a UCLA student for failing to produce his ID the library. I'm sure this has been spread like wild fire by now, but still, I can't help but write about it. I've been out of the loop lately, though the news never ceases to disturb me.

Here is the short version and a link to the full article in the daily bruin and the disturbing video.

The video says it all, but I warn prospective watchers that its quite disturbing. So this student is at the library minding his own business and studying for his exams, when CSO approach him and ask him for his ID, which is a supposed "routine" check. Like many students, he doesn't have his ID on him and refuses to leave. CSO call UCPD to remove him. As the student is leaving the library, this one officer approaches him and grabs his arm. The student reacts by saying "Don't touch me", in which case the officer's response is to electrify him with a taser. Then the horror of the video continues with the officers yelling at him STAND UP, and the poor student immoblized can't stand up because of his pain. they keep yelling at him with utmost cruelty STAND UP or get tasered again, and then they taser him AGAIN. The student screams in utmost pain. Throughout the video he is telling the officers that he has a medical condition. He is shouting "I'm not fighting you, I'm leaving". but the officers are on this high from their abuse of power and keep yelling at the student and tasering him. He got tasered 4 TIMES. That's enough to kill some people. According to eyewitnesses, he got tasered while he was in handcuffs. It was just outrageous and what's worse is the letter UCLA sent out the day after completely mistruing facts and lying. luckily the whole thing was caught on tape but still. The fact that these officers still have their badges now is disturbing. Many students at the library were screaming at the officers and telling them to stop. When one girl asked for an officer's badge number, he threatened her with a taser too. It's horrifying, but this is the America we have right now. Let's not put ourselves on a pedestal and tell 3rd world dictators that we have respect, civil liberties and human rights. We've got none of that. We're as primative as anyone can get thanks to our current administration that wants to burn our constitution. just sick...

http://dailybruin.com/news/articles.asp?id=38960

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3GstYOIc0I