Noise complaint at bar leads to melee - Accounts differ (officer tasered crowd/band at concert)

Houston Chronicle ^ | Oct. 15, 2006, 10:19AM | By ANNE MARIE KILDAY and PAIGE HEWITT

[weegee]

Houston and Rock and Roll PING

A myspace "profile" has been established to discuss this case (including video of the taser being used).

http://www.myspace.com/hpd_has_problems

[humblegunner]

I drive past Walter's twice a day, it's less than a mile from humble manor.

I may have to drop in, sounds like a fun place!

[weegee]

Outside of the police actions, yeah.

They have all sorts of bands that play their (local, national, old, new).

Only notable shows I've seen there in awhile was Blue Cheer this year. And country/rockabilly singer Sleepy LaBeef a couple years ago. The rest were local acts but the names wouldn't ring a bell.

http://www.4215washington.com/

[Khepera]

McDuell said the officer then tried to arrest Stephens for assault and forced him to the stage floor of the stage.


My eyes....
Where are the editors?

[Texas_Jarhead]

from the MySpace entry

"The Rodriguez [the HPD officer] then said to Adam the guitarist “You need to quit playing.” Adam and Tyson were still playing and in the middle of a song. Adam then responded “What? Why?” Rodriguez had his flashlight in his right hand and turned on his flashlight, and raised it above Adam’s head and flashed it in his eyes. He then got closer within 2 feet of the singer, then told Adam “You need to stop playing” Adam responded "F*ck no, s*ck my D*ck, Get off the stage"

Then Rodriguez grabbed Adam’s guitar, to which Adam jerked the guitar back, the Houston Police Officer grabbed him around the head and took him down. Tyson the drummer jumped up from the drums and jumped onto the officer. The officer dodged Tyson and pins the two bandmates down. People from the crowd get on stage and swarm up and start taking pictures, while others are trying to separate the fight."

[Eaker]

He was extremely violent form the start," Stephens

The editor has been here form the start!

[Khepera]

Where are we to form a start?

[humblegunner]

Form the start of the stage floor of the stage.

What're you guys, illiterates??? ;-)

[Khepera]

We should form the start of the stage floor of the stage?
I'm not sure I understand.

[humblegunner]

Exactly!

[Deaf Smith]

"A tall, slender 14-year-old with shoulder-length hair was..."

You'll have to excuse the writer, he had the hots for the kid.

[ladyjane]

Sleepy LaBeef! Wow, haven't heard him in a while!

[Khepera]

Good for a bit there I thought I was losing it.

[Eaker]

What're you guys, illiterates??? ;-)

No, I'm straight but that is for every man to choose for himself!

[caresistance]

Whats the minor doing in the bar, aside from catching the reporters eye?

[Eaker]

Whats the minor doing in the bar, aside from catching the reporters eye?

Depending on the liquor license some places allow minors.

Or maybe he was getting all hammered up like the band.

Gunner is our "man (sort of) on the scene" so we will get him to investigate.

[humblegunner]

Gunner is our "man (sort of) on the scene" so we will get him to investigate.

Only as far as getting all hammered up.

Minors in clubs are on their own.

Unless they're my kids. Which they ain't.

Although one of 'em is working at it.

[Caramelgal]

“about the noise complaint, filed by a neighbor”

What I don’t get about this whole article is why someone is living next door to a bar that features live bands has a right to call the cops to complain about loud music.

It’s sort of like someone living next to an airport not liking the sound of planes taking off and landing or someone who builds a McMansion next to pig farm and then complains about the smell.

It’s Rock and Roll man. It’s supposed to be loud.

I don’t think I’ve ever known any musician, even a classical trombonist I know who would appreciate some cop yelling at him to stop or turn it down in the middle of a set.

[festus]

I'm with you. This dispute would have been resolved more simply if they'd just tasered the neighbor for felonious mopery.