It's against federal law for anyone other than a sworn law enfrocement officer to operate a taser. The kid was defying police officers, not "rent a cops."
No they are rent a cops... UCPD are scum bags... We live in Rancho Park... not far from UCLA but not considered part of the Univeristy area... these Univeristy Cops get their kicks by pulling people over in our neighborhood and issuing tickets... I have a problem with their jurisidication area which shouldn't be my neighborhood... Time to harrass there bastards...