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North Coast | Police State

Cop Tazers non-violent man in Arcata
by jelly doughnut
Sunday May 22nd, 2005 4:50 PM
Arcata Police Tazer Man
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Last night, Saturday May 21 2005, Arcata police officer Ed Cashman tazered a young man on the plaza in downtown Arcata.
Ten eye-witnesses who all observed the attack all reported the same sequence of events:
- the cop orders the man to "come here"
- the man starts to walk away, displaying NO violent or aggressive behavior
- the cop tazers the man