He refused to ID himself because he was an arab.
Good Grief
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1740120/posts?page=2
From what I understand he isn't an Arab, but if he is, what difference does that make? His ethnic background should have nothing to do with the incident.
As I said before, hopefully there is a strong civilian review board to do a thorough investigation of this incident. If the force used was truly justified the cops should be exonerated and the student prosecuted. If the witnesses are right and the force was excessive, the cops should be fired and prosecuted.
Ah, I just read your link. I was right, he isn't an Arab. He's Iranian.