UCLA taser incident  - How great will it be when these cops get sued.?
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Well , from the video it looked like the cops were tazing the student because he didnt stand up .And the cops threatened to taze the students who asked the cops for their respective ids .\n\nFor the record , what the cops did basically was taze a student repeatedly just because the student didnt stand up .\n\nPeople have died out of one shock from a tazor - this kid was shocked 4 times???And that too because he didnt stand up?\n\nIf the police officers (there were three of them at the scene) need a tazor to make an average adult who is handcuffed stand up , then the officers in question have obviously proven their inability as police officers .\n\nSo lets assume the officers didnt have a tazor .What would they have done then ? \n\nThey have two options .\n1) Lift the student which is what they should have done in the first place or\n2) Shoot the student with a gun .\n\nHow stupid would that look - shooting a student because he didnt stand up?\n\nThe cops should be sued . For incompetence in their job .They didnt act in the appropriate manner .Incompetence is not an excuse to taze somebody 4 times .
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I've heard of it being done in a murder case where the alien had actually been arrested but released, however, I don't think the courts will support it.\n\nLet's watch and see, though.  One of the things that passed in Colorado on the 7th was a requirement that their attorney general sue the federal government for failure to enforce illegal immigration laws.  They figure they are owed education costs, incarceration costs, etc. etc.\n\nAlso, Rox is right.  In LA for example, Special Order 40 might give you a case.
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wow...scary..I am amazed...this cannot be a security issue can it?  My boy's high school has the same rule and of a crowd of 100 or so during a meet the teachers day (I took off an hour from work and came straight there) the principal singled me out in the back row and said that hats were not allowed...i think he expected me to immediately take it off, but i just looked at him...if he taken the issue any further i would have walked out...this is a small town.\n\nI searched for the Saginaw michigan police department site and sent them an e-mail saying how manly they were for bringing violence to this terrible hat wearer.\n\nI'll agree that the man was tassered for resisting, but the police officer had no right to touch the man in the first place.  If it was a security issue, like hiding a gun or something...he could have hidden a heavy pistol a lot easier in his pocket,,,it cannot be aa security issue...but whatever, it should have at least been explained bvefore the officer grabbed the man's possessions and person
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DO YOU MEAN "TASER" GUN?\n\nAND IF SO, WHY THE HECK DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?
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I am glad no one is hurt.  The charges are serious.  But it is better to take care of it now versus later.  You might not be able to drive for sometime after this case.  You can request for a public defender since this case involves the possibility of jail time.
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IF I get beat while in Police custody and DID nothing to deserve it, I don't care what my lawyer said, I would sue.  The problem is that we are a sue happy country and people sue when they are only angry for getting what they deserved!  BUT IF your case is legitimate, then you should sue (and I was a cop).  The only way to stop bad cops is to file a civil rights violation with the FBI and a civil suit.  When Departments start loosing a lot of money for what a few bad cops do, they will change their ways and get rid of the bad apples.  Their is NO EXCUSE for beating a person in handcuffs and behind bars - their are other ways to control an individual without getting your testosterine off.
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There's really no downside to calling the police.  Let them and the DA worry about making their case.  You're just alerting them to an important matter of public safety.
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There is a possible charge of filing a false police report. I would want to look into it a little more.
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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.
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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.
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It just happened and I see from your point of view the Police were already in the wrong.  Considering at least one officer got run down with the car it also hit another vehicle numerous times I'd have to say there's a bit more to the story then overzealous cops.
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If your this "some guy" and have been charged with a threat against the coppers i'd be glad to help you. (click on my icon and send a message)\n\nIf your question is merely hypothetical, please don't waste anyones/my time and effort. \n\nThe only places i am aware of that offer case citation on the web are all fee based. Try checking out http://www.Nolo.com or http://www.Findlaw.com for a wealth of resources and legal links.\n\nI highly recommend reading the following link if you are/intend to become legally "involved" http://www.net/law/person.htm
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With a tazer.  Or possibly with its spiky skin?
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Hey guy, you gotta get out of the state your in and pursue it from another location.  It would be shocking to the average person to realize how often this actually happens. I work in health care, we hate to take these cases because then the police are gonna harass us too. something similar happened in my own family. Good luck to you. :-)
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If a California cop who was involved in the incident answers THEN maybe you could get an answer to your question.  \n\nHow does any one who was not there give any more than a guess as to why anything happens!!
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Well living in NJ I get NY news so I hear everything that happens there. I think in a whole the NYPD are good people doing a difficult job but like in life there are a few bad apples. Now talking about what happened to the 23 year old who just got killed I think 50 shots is ridiculous. I can't say it was a racial thing and it could have been a white guy who had gotten killed just the same BUT (and I don't know all the facts) it sounded like the guys were trying to get away from the cops. I think the Cops (who were undercover) may have just looked like a bunch of guys with guns pointing at then so they wanted to get away. They were in their car ramming other cars and almost hitting a cop but maybe they didn't know he was a cop just a wacko with a gun pointed at them and if it was you wouldn't you run someone over or hit some cars to get away? Now they are saying that one of them was over heard saying he was going to get his gun before this all happened and that is why the cops followed them but none was found and no shots other then the cops were fired so I am thinking it isn't looking good for the cops right now and I am sorry for the family of the man who died! It stinks!!!
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Remember the CS Gas spray?? That was issued so that the police had a "LAST LINE OF DEFENSE" When they felt that they were in "Immediate physical danger" \nThey use the stuff for crowd control in our town on a friday night -I have seen it with my own eyes.\nI have had police sneering at me and making comments deliberately to goad me into violence on busy weekends. \nThe magistrates are so far up their own arses that they cannot see what they have on the streets feeding them their stock in trade! \nThe police FORGET that they are public servants and that they are paid BY US! As I grow older I become less and less trusting of them as a force and less likely to help them should I ever be called upon to do so. \nThey do a difficult job no doubt, but they forget that they are there to SERVE and respect members of the public, but from what I have seen, the public need protection from them and their arrogant abuse of power.