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Student shot by taser gun five times for forgetting his ID
17 November 2006 01:08
Video direct from the land of the free.
Student shot with Taser by UCPD officers
Video Shows UCLA Police Using Stun Gun On Student
The man’s name is Mostafa Tabatabainejad. It seems as though he objected to an officer manhandling him. This earned him the first shock. When he fell to the ground, he was given four further shocks for being unable to stand up — even though he said that he has a medical condition.
I wonder if it was because he had “mongolian eyes“.
The officers then threatened the gathering crowd of students, saying that they would taser anybody who got close.
Rating: +1 
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#1
james higham
17 November 2006 10:16
There is certainly madness abroad and I don’t mean overseas. We are moving into some very nasty times.
#2
Andrew
17 November 2006 14:37
Christ, watching that made me feel sick.
#3
Mike Chalmers
17 November 2006 15:25
This is crazy, has their been any follow-up?
#4
doctorvee
18 November 2006 00:59
As regards follow-ups, here is a post on Boing Boing today.
And here is a story from Digg today. It turns out that UCLA police get awards for using tasers!
#5
Steve Hill
18 November 2006 13:45
The link was on fark…
Someone who knows the guy said he was an asshole who liked to find “the most difficult solution to the simplest of problems”
Getting zapped so many times was probably excessive, but I’d still rather be tasered than shot.
#6
Collie
20 November 2006 00:18
Moderately entertaining movie, marred only by poor camera-work, lack of Dolby 5.1 support and unconvincing cries of pain.
3/5.
Viewers of the movie also watched, ‘Death by Frying Pan: When College Caterers Strike Back’.
#7
Dave
8 December 2006 07:07
Some people just have a problem with authority. Probably didn’t listen to his mommy either while growing up. Next time he will remember his ID instead of
trying to be the next Rodney King on prime time.