I agree that it was wrong for the cops to use the taser to punish the guy for not obeying orders. That is not right.
That said, it was funny as hell. "There's your Patriot Act!"
I remember one time I was at a Mets game and these two loudmouth gay guys were asked twice to refrain from yelling obscenities. They weren't even watching the game, and were apparently just there to yell obscenities. After the third warning security asked them to leave. They refused and were eventually dragged out against their will. As they were being removed one of them kept yelling "This is like Germany fourty years ago! This is like Germany fourty years ago!" I asked the guy next to me, "What the hell did the Germans do to foul-mouthed gay guys in 1966? I don't remember anything."
There are people who strive to construct a scenario wherein they are treated poorly, so they can use it as a forum to launch their confused political message.
Yeah your Mets story is pretty funny. I try not to let his infantile politics color my view of what was going on. Now if your guy at the Mets had grabbed on to a railing to stop them from removing him, tase away. That did not appear to be the case at the UCLA library.
At a recent football game here, some patrons complained about a drunk fan. The guy was hammered. The police came to talk to him. He became indignant and argued that he was not drunk. Of course, we all know what happened. He stood up to prove his sober condition and pitched face first into the aisle. As the police were escorting him out, another patron tried to defend him by saying "I think he tripped on this" while holding up a peanut shell.
Hilarity ensued.