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Nope, I actually have a balanced approach to things. I don't believe everything I read, nor everything a LEO says. But I’m slow to convict on the reporting of 2 UCLA writers. The police may be right or wrong, BUT with the little I’ve seen I’m not as adamant about the outcome as you are. Your response (and others) to the situation is very revealing.

All I've said is based on what we know from the school newspaper and from NBC 4 TV, the cops are the ones who committed a crime.

If the situation is as reported in the only information we have available, what do you think?

"But I’m slow to convict on the reporting of 2 UCLA writers. The police may be right or wrong, BUT with the little I’ve seen I’m not as adamant about the outcome as you are. Your response (and others) to the situation is very revealing."

I would be too, but the reaction of eye witnesses in the video is pretty damning for the UCP. It is pretty obvious that they thought they were witnessing police brutality. I think the kid goaded the UCP into brutalizing him, but the UCP need to be aware that they are being baited and behave accordingly. There is no excuse for tasering a suspect who is not a threat, especially while they are lying on the floor.

By doing so the UCP escalated the situation far out proportion to it's seriousness. Looking at the video, it appears their actions almost precipitated a riot.