Wow, this is pretty harsh.
A video apparently showing a UCLA student being tasered by University of California Police Department (UCPD) officers has found its way onto YouTube.
According to a report on the university’s Daily Bruin, the incident occured at around 11.30 pm on Tuesday when security officers at the Powell Library CLICC computer lab “asked a male student using a computer in the back of the room to leave when he was unable to produce a BruinCard during a random check”.
When he didn't immediately vacate the building, the security operatives returned with police officers to escort him from the premises. The Daily Bruin continues: "By this time the student had begun to walk toward the door with his backpack when an officer approached him and grabbed his arm, at which point the student told the officer to let him go. A second officer then approached the student as well.
ceej said,
November 20, 2006 @ 3:51 pm
That’s pretty brutal, but it’s hard to get a full picture of what actually transpired unless you were there. I’ve seen those “police shows” where crazy people sometimes slam their heads or try and injure themselves and are screaming police brutality.
In this instance, it appears the police are clearly in the wrong. I found it actually quite disturbing to watch.