Police Brutality
Last week, a UCLA student was repeatedly tasered by the cops as he was escorted out of the university library. His crime, you ask? - he was in the library after 11pm and refused to provide his ID, and passively went limp as the cops asked him to leave. The student concerned in of Iranian descent and refused to provide his ID on request as he thought he was (quite likely) being racially profiled.
Someone in the library captured the whole incident on his cellphone, and has posted it on You Tube: here. I don't know know if it was because he was a student or a brown kid , but watching this poor kid being shocked as he's on the ground really hit home. Tthis is no gun waving man threatening homicide, it's a student without an ID for Pete's sate. The kid is screaming as he's being shocked about the Patriot Act and abuse of power, to attract attention, which he does, except there's a gang of students that are just standing around doing nothing while this guy's being shocked repeatedly - it's public torture and just totally disgusting. UCLA has promised an independent investigation, but the LA police have a long record of shame, and previous "independent" investigations have done little to inspire confidence. For what it's worth here is UCLA chancellor Adams' phone number : 310-825-2151. If you're in the US, don't just leave a comment - call him, tell him what you think..
Someone in the library captured the whole incident on his cellphone, and has posted it on You Tube: here. I don't know know if it was because he was a student or a brown kid , but watching this poor kid being shocked as he's on the ground really hit home. Tthis is no gun waving man threatening homicide, it's a student without an ID for Pete's sate. The kid is screaming as he's being shocked about the Patriot Act and abuse of power, to attract attention, which he does, except there's a gang of students that are just standing around doing nothing while this guy's being shocked repeatedly - it's public torture and just totally disgusting. UCLA has promised an independent investigation, but the LA police have a long record of shame, and previous "independent" investigations have done little to inspire confidence. For what it's worth here is UCLA chancellor Adams' phone number : 310-825-2151. If you're in the US, don't just leave a comment - call him, tell him what you think..