Lmao,just saw the video of the guy being tased at UCLA,could he not have saved himself from being tased?
813849
He started shrieking like a schoolgirl when the first officer touched his arm, then went limp and the Tazing began. And yes, he could have been cooperative and avoided the whole thing.\n\n\nThey are CSOs. And campus cops in Florida, ie: FSU, UF have the same arrest powers as any other law enforcement, don't know about UCLA though.
819817
The +1 response would mean that a officer wouldnt fight a gun with a taser.  Clenching of the fist is a distinct possibility with taser.
977969
well, you didn't tell us why the student was tasered, but slothful means lazy so i don't think anyone involved in that was slothful.\n\nunless you mean that the witnesses were slothful for not doing anything about it.  in that case, maybe.\n\nedit\ni watched most of the video.  i wouldn't call the other students slothful or indifferent.  they were shouting to the police and crowding around.\nthe police that i saw went way too far.  (they tasered the guy while he was handcuffed!)  if someone grabbed my arm and demanded id i would probably get angry to.\nthere were a lot of other students there.  why did they single this guy out? \nwhat is happening to our country?  i hope that those officers involved don't just get a slap on the wrist.  (we've all seen that way too often)
1021457
No I wouldn't. I'd try and help him up and hopefully the person he was chasing wasn't able to get away because of his mishap. For all the people that answered this question thinking it would be funny, think about it. What if the cop that tripped was chasing someone that just robbed you or did something to you, would you then think it was funny?
1048635
who said so? not if Chuck Norris could help it. It should be a written law of punishment that any lawbreakers would be roundhouse kicked by CChuck himself. The sheer ferocity of this kick would drop the crime rate to near zero, if any...
497412
Yes, his condition is: \n\nPerfectly fine, because the hit wasn't "real".  I mean, it was real in the sense that there was really a real-looking sledgehammer involved, and that it was really swung, and that it really touched his head, but it wasn't a hit meant to "really" hurt him, nor did it cause any "real" harm.
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From the article below...\n\n"Some teams may have shied away from the player's fiery temper and police record. He was arrested in January 2005 for public intoxication, a charge that was later dismissed."\n\nSeems a little harsh for a teenager, we all make mistakes.
725669
Yeah... Wow! That was a hard and lucky shot.\nBut it would be cool if he actually planned it. He could never tell anyone anyways that way he can do it again in another fight.\n\nI think he was hurt though and just happend to aim right.
465588
It's sick and it's happening here in Alaska too. Don't hurt terrorists that cut off heads, but taser kids. It can give heart attacks. My friends son got tased in her house because his sister was mad that he woke her up by yelling in the house, she called the police and he got scared when they grabbed him he pulled away and they kicked him and tasered him. My grandpa had been a cop for thirty years and he said cops are chicken sh--'s now days. They even need a whole crowd of them to arrest an old man. I try so hard to respect them, but they scare the heck out of me.
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Every UCLA alumnus should call the UCLA President's office (310-825-4321) and let Pres. Robert C. Dynes and Chancellor Norman Abrams know that you will withhold all contributions until the police officers are fired.  \n\nA university is usually far more tolerant and respectful of students' rights, and far more restrictive on police brutality, than outside the university gates.  In Mexico, police are not allowed on a campus at all unless requested by the Chancellor.  Having worked in universities for the past 20 years, I can safely say the behavior of the UCLA PD as exhibited in the 6-minute video (not 10 seconds) is inexcusable.  They could have dragged the guy out, let him scream all he wants.  If he resisted phsycially, they could have handcuffed him -- for 200 years our police did not need tasers or pepper spray to handcuff people.  (Maybe he was already handcuffed when they Tasered him, which is even less excusable.) \n\nThere is a big difference between being tased once (often by a low-voltage) in a test situation and having it done to you multiple times in a row in a hostile situation.  There have been 73 deaths associated with tasers between 1999 and 2004.  Even police officers in five states have sued Taser International claiming they "suffered serious injuries after being shocked with the device during training classes."  http://orlando.injuryboard.com/defective-products/an-alternative-to-the-defective-and-deadly-taser.php
1126721
I think it's ridiculous that this guy is getting what amounts to a slap on the wrist. I have no child, so I can't say for sure what I would do, but I would be pretty upset if this were the outcome.
906291
Once he was grabbed he was being seized per the 4th amendment.  Resisting arrest is cause for force.  As a police officer you are always allowed to use 1 step higher force then the person you are dealing with.  This is why the taser was used.  Instead of getting in a knock down fight with the guy he was tased and the fight was over.  \n\nI have trained extensively with the taser and been tased myself.  Once the 5 second burst is over there is no pain or lasting effect.  \n\nAnd don't try to make the student sound like an angel.  All that was requested of him was to show his student ID before entering the school library because UCLA has had a lot of problems with non-students coming into the library and using resources that should be avalible to students.  All he had to do was show his ID.\n\nAnd it is questionable if they were justified to continue tazing him for not getting up (which is what they are yelling on the tape).  There is nothing that was stopping the student from getting up except a bad attitude.  Another example of someone making nothing into something.
849180
No he just got arrested.  That's different.
385736
I am sorry that my answer won't be much help to you, but, I can with all honesty and sincerety I can muster tell you that until this past minute, I never have.\n\nOK, now, having researched some, I will add this,  I hope he recovers from his wounds.   And further, it is obviously dangerous to be in politics in areas of the world where political differences are settled with ordanance.  Also, since he was capped by a family member (brother I think?) it shows domestic violence isn't unique to the USA.
30324
Probably not. It was agreed that what he did was different than the Artest-Pistons incident. He did what any human being would do if their family was threatened. No on was hurt, harmed , or threatened by him going into the stands. His ejection should be sufficent "punishment" for going into the stands.
716325
The whole thing is very tragic. It's way to early to tell what happened. I do know that when Officers have made the desicion to use deadly force, they are trained to fire until the threat is neutralized, no matter if it takes one bullet or several hundred. A vehicle attempting to run down an Officer would be justification for the use of deadly force. Like I have said though, this is too early to tell and no one should make any "Knee Jerk" judgements until all the evidence is in and the investigation is complete.
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It's very possible that a 65 year old who resists arrest could be "tased" for the safety of everyone involved.  If that happens it would be a very emotionaly charged event that would induce a high level of stress. \n\nLitterally hundreds of studies have been done on this topic and although the risk exists it's noty likely that it will be from the neuro-electrical shock, but the stress induced by the confrontation.  \n\nAlso, you'll need to evealuate the overall health of the 65 year old.  He could be in better shape than thousands of people half his age who have surviced this event.