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Re: Violence is taking over SOME polices minds!
By dad22
Apr 3rd 2007
at 5:54 pm EDT
It appears to me that the non-compliant trespasser got what he deserved. First he apparently failed to leave or show ID when asked by the library staff, prompting a call to police.
Secondly, the police were called and he was again non-compliant and was disturbing the peace and possibly attempting to incite a riot. This is evidenced by his repeated screams of "DON"T TOUCH ME!" when police attempted to get his cooperation. He was obviously attempting to put on a show and succeeded. Had he complied with library rules, staff requests and (finally) orders from lawful authorities called to the scene by library staff, all of this could have been avoided.
He had his chance to do the right thing and didn't. He got what he deserved. What an idiot!
The UCLA Campus Police appeared to do a nice job using one of the tools (Tazer) issued to them and handled that potentially volatile situation without any serious injury. Nice job boys!
UCLA police repeatedly Tased Mostafa Tabatabainejad, a student who was asked to leave the library because he did not display a student ID. According to newsreports, the student initially refused to leave Tuesday night, then got up and headed for the door. An officer then allegedly grabbed him by his shoulder, at which point Tabatabainejad can be heard yelling, "Get off me!" It was at that point that an officer first Tased him, causing him to fall to the floor.
Police Tased him at least once more before he left, after he went limp and officers repeatedly ordered him to stand up. I would imagine the officers, who would not identify themselves to bystanders, did not know portions of the event were being videotaped.
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Secondly, the police were called and he was again non-compliant and was disturbing the peace and possibly attempting to incite a riot. This is evidenced by his repeated screams of "DON"T TOUCH ME!" when police attempted to get his cooperation. He was obviously attempting to put on a show and succeeded. Had he complied with library rules, staff requests and (finally) orders from lawful authorities called to the scene by library staff, all of this could have been avoided.
He had his chance to do the right thing and didn't. He got what he deserved. What an idiot!
The UCLA Campus Police appeared to do a nice job using one of the tools (Tazer) issued to them and handled that potentially volatile situation without any serious injury. Nice job boys!