[dmz]

If he was leaving then they should have just let him go, sounds like petty tyrants at work here.
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I sort of agree. The part that really suggested that was, here's a guy you shot with a taser on the floor, the cops want him to stand, and when he doesn't, they taser him again. But I'm sure that the general tenor of this thread will be like the poster of this article editorialized "he's a california college kid, therefore he's a communist." Yawn.

[VeritatisSplendor]

The kid obviously was anti-authoritarian. I lost track of how many times they tased him - did it never occur to the cops that he might not be able to stand and walk?

Mrs VS

[monday]

"here's a guy you shot with a taser on the floor, the cops want him to stand, and when he doesn't, they taser him again."

It is strange. If you want someone to stand, tasering them is the last thing you should do. It makes it impossible to stand for several minutes. Perhaps these police need to be tasered and then attempt to stand so they can see the effects of tasering for themselves.

Watching the video it's obvious the police haven't a clue as to what they are doing. They taser him, then order him to stand several dozen times, and when he can't, they taser him again putting the whole operation back to square one. Then they repeat. It very much resembles torture.

[TrogdortheBurninator]

"he's a California college kid, therefore he's a communist." You have a point, that Californian's are usually just pegged as left wing radicals, so some here at this forum might tend to dismiss this act as deserved because they don't believe in his political views. While it's wrong to think that he deserves this because he's a commie, it's not wrong to assume that he is, because he does go to UCLA. The strait edged, Conservatives are few and far between there.

[sonsofliberty2000]

I agree with you. Tasing someone then demanding they get up is like killing a guy then trying to question him.