Nov 14th, 2006, around 11:30 pm, Powell Library CLICC computer lab, UCLA: student shot with a Taser multiple times by UCPD officers, even after he was cuffed and motionless.
According to eye witnesses, it started when student Mostafa Tabatabainejad did not show a Community Service Officer his student ID. Eye witnesses said the student was on his way leaving the lab when a UCPD officer approached and grabbed him by the exit of the lab. He objected to the physical contact by loudly repeating "don't touch me", and this is the point where the video starts.See it for yourselves:
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2006-11-23 07:47:37 · 12 answers · asked by hennis1028 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
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.
I have trained extensively with the taser and been tased myself. Once the 5 second burst is over there is no pain or lasting effect.
And 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.
And 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.
2006-11-23 08:02:42 · answer #1 · answered by Matt B 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
It's hard to say how to respond to it. It depends on who you ask--including the student stunned. Was he TRYING to provoke a violent or at least police response? From what I am saw on the video--and we all know that videos do not always tell the whole story--it looks like he sought to create an embarrassing scene. He may claim otherwise. The tasering (is that a word?) itself is also a matter of some debate. There were plenty of cops on the student, but he was also clearly continuing to struggle. My guess is he got what we wanted--to cause a bad scene for Kerry. I also think he probably got what he deserved. And the two were not necessarily mutually exclusive. Cheers.
2016-05-22 23:59:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the Police Officer asked for ID, The idiot in question did not have any, Than said idiot was told to leave, and got combative at that time the Police Officer used the taser because it was one of the tools that he could use in the Use Of Force Model that would deal with the said idiot with out affecting anyone else except said idiot. If the PO would of used lets say Pepper Spray it could have effected others in the room. The PO used the correct judgment and but everybody forgets that UCLA is a Tree- Hugger College so
2006-11-23 15:51:54 · answer #3 · answered by spyderman131 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I saw the video. The police acted appropriately and professionally at all time. This muslim student was interfering with counter-terrorism measures (which is what started the incident) and was violent with the officers (which is why they tasered him). He resisted arrest (a serious crime) and incited a riot (and even more serious crime). This could have resulted in people being shot. Instead, the police followed STANDARD procedure in order to normalize the situation by forcing compliance. They used a low force alternative (taser) to the standard method (nightstick) and successfully resolved the problem with no one being injured (taser is zero risk for injury....despite the lies told to the contrary).
Note the hate and violence in the people "protesting" this completely standard and appropriate use of police procedure. Given the circumstances, I think a hell of alot more people should have been tasered. These are bad people, doing bad things.
2006-11-24 04:09:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes the officer did a good job.
When you have a suspect who is resisting and not obeying the orders of a officer, the officer has little choice,
The officer is to keep physcial control, which the person was fighting against. So he said don't touch me, who cares, itis the officers job to touch him and escort him out of the building,
The officers had little other choice, you can not mace in a building like that, and would you rather he start hitting him with his ASP.
Had the person merely followed the instructions and keep his mouth shut, nothing would have happened.
So the student caused the problem and the officer was completely in the right, standard operation for someone not following directions.
2006-11-23 11:34:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I ask you to get up, you say no. I ask you to show me some id, you say no. I ask you what you are doing and to stand up. you start screaming at me.
I have thousands of students to protect and I have a family to go home to. Am I going to use force on you for compliance? Yes.
You don't know the whole story and all you are trying to do is stir the pot.
All of the links in the world are not going to change what the truth is. He failed to comply with a lawful order. He was taken into custody. A taser was used to gain compliance.
2006-11-23 08:05:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
The very poor video shows nothing of the actual tasing. "Dialog" shows that the student was extremely combative against a group of police officers over a long period of time, and that the actions of the officers were entirely justified. Other students were also highly insubordinate to the officers, to the extent that at least one was warned that he was also likely to be tased if he didn't back off. Don't these students understand law and order?
2006-11-23 08:05:59 · answer #7 · answered by senior citizen 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I soooo think this guy got what he deserved. I was sickened when I heard the "student" sticking up for this jerk. These are out future leaders! Scary. This guy wanted the attention now he got it. I would have done the same think. Wasn't in much pain since he wouldn't shut up!
2006-11-24 13:14:18 · answer #8 · answered by mikey 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
These abusive pigs need the living scheit kicked out of them. I read the policy. They went WAY, WAY over the line.
Typical for most who get a badge -- it goes to their heads and they believe they are better than everyone and above the law they are supposed to uphold.
The fact that other students witnessing this atrocity are asking for the officer's badge numbers means nothing, eh? You folks really are brainless lemmings. No wonder cops get away with murder these days.
2006-11-23 08:02:06 · answer #9 · answered by Lonnie P 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Yes, they were justified. You do not yell at police, and tell them what to do. You just shut up, and obey their commands.
2006-11-23 07:50:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋