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UCLA Police Repeatedly Taser Handcuffed Student For Refusal to Show ID, University Orders Outside Probe
Officials at the University of California in Los Angeles are launching an independent investigation into campus police officers' repeated shocking of an Iranian-American student with a Taser stun gun. The student was handcuffed the entire time. The incident was captured on video has and sparked outrage across his campus and the country.
Officials at the University of California in Los Angeles are launching an independent investigation into campus police officers" repeated shocking of an Iranian-American student with a Taser stun gun.
The incident took place last Tuesday evening in a UCLA library filled with students studying for their midterm exams. The student, Mostafa Tabatabainejad - a 23-year old senior - was in the library's computer lab. Campus police ordered him to leave after he failed to produce a student ID.
Police then handcuffed Mostafa and shocked him with a Taser gun at least five times. The entire incident was captured on video by another student and has been widely seen on local TV news and the website YouTube. In the video Mostafa can be heard screaming "I said I would leave" after police repeatedly shock him with the Taser gun.
* Video of UCLA police Mostafa Tabatabainejad.
[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyvrqcxNIFs&eurl= ]
Mostafa"s attorney, Stephen Yagman, said he plans to file a federal civil rights lawsuit accusing the UCLA police of "brutal excessive force," as well as false arrest. He said Mostafa initially refused to show his ID because he thought he was being singled out because of his Middle Eastern appearance. Mostafa is of Iranian descent but is a U.S. citizen by birth and a resident of Los Angeles.
Meanwhile more than 200 UCLA students marched to the university police station on Friday calling for an independent investigation and the suspension of the officers involved. Hours later, the university announced that a veteran LA law enforcement watchdog would head up the probe. Merrick Bobb served as staff attorney for the Christopher Commission, which was formed to examine allegations of excessive force in the Los Angeles Police Department after the Rodney King beating in the early "90s.
We speak with the Southern California Council on American Islamic Relations which has also called for an independent investigation into the case.
* Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Southern California Council on American Islamic Relations.
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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/20/1448245
The incident took place last Tuesday evening in a UCLA library filled with students studying for their midterm exams. The student, Mostafa Tabatabainejad - a 23-year old senior - was in the library's computer lab. Campus police ordered him to leave after he failed to produce a student ID.
Police then handcuffed Mostafa and shocked him with a Taser gun at least five times. The entire incident was captured on video by another student and has been widely seen on local TV news and the website YouTube. In the video Mostafa can be heard screaming "I said I would leave" after police repeatedly shock him with the Taser gun.
* Video of UCLA police Mostafa Tabatabainejad.
[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyvrqcxNIFs&eurl= ]
Mostafa"s attorney, Stephen Yagman, said he plans to file a federal civil rights lawsuit accusing the UCLA police of "brutal excessive force," as well as false arrest. He said Mostafa initially refused to show his ID because he thought he was being singled out because of his Middle Eastern appearance. Mostafa is of Iranian descent but is a U.S. citizen by birth and a resident of Los Angeles.
Meanwhile more than 200 UCLA students marched to the university police station on Friday calling for an independent investigation and the suspension of the officers involved. Hours later, the university announced that a veteran LA law enforcement watchdog would head up the probe. Merrick Bobb served as staff attorney for the Christopher Commission, which was formed to examine allegations of excessive force in the Los Angeles Police Department after the Rodney King beating in the early "90s.
We speak with the Southern California Council on American Islamic Relations which has also called for an independent investigation into the case.
* Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Southern California Council on American Islamic Relations.
LISTEN ONLINE:
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/20/1448245
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SO , Ok once again you are (ie all of us ) are living in a police state .
The outrageous attack and torture is so common now it has become part of this sick and twisted society.
From abu grab’s around the world to the thousands of city, county and state torture camps in operation right now these torture crimes must be stopped now!!
This situation has only gotten worse over the years of the fascist’s rule in this society, soon if people do not stand and fight for their freedom these fascist’s will be murdering us by the millions in a few short years.
RISE UP!
It seems so obvious that the only way to make a real change in this oppressive system is to resist in every way possible.
Things would have changed that day if the students present had reacted property to this crime perpetrated by these fascist’s actions, throwing books rushing in to save this man from the fascist pigs.
The pigs should have been mobbed and ripped to pieces and then their cars torched.
MAKE THEM PAY A HEAVY PRICE EVERY TIME THE FASCIST’S COMMIT THESE CRIMES!
Followed by days of riots, where as many pigs as possible are taken out, so they cannot continue the abuse they are trained to torture us citizens with.
Make them pay a high price for such outrageous acts of torture, like the people of Iraq are finding out that IS the only way to remove these abusers from their society.
From abu grab’s around the world to the thousands of city, county and state torture camps in operation right now these torture crimes must be stopped now!!
This situation has only gotten worse over the years of the fascist’s rule in this society, soon if people do not stand and fight for their freedom these fascist’s will be murdering us by the millions in a few short years.
RISE UP!
It seems so obvious that the only way to make a real change in this oppressive system is to resist in every way possible.
Things would have changed that day if the students present had reacted property to this crime perpetrated by these fascist’s actions, throwing books rushing in to save this man from the fascist pigs.
The pigs should have been mobbed and ripped to pieces and then their cars torched.
MAKE THEM PAY A HEAVY PRICE EVERY TIME THE FASCIST’S COMMIT THESE CRIMES!
Followed by days of riots, where as many pigs as possible are taken out, so they cannot continue the abuse they are trained to torture us citizens with.
Make them pay a high price for such outrageous acts of torture, like the people of Iraq are finding out that IS the only way to remove these abusers from their society.
To the last post
I'm with you
And to every one out there , it's ok to have anger but let that anger be ACTION
THE PEOPLE COULD STOP THIS IF WE WANT TO , IT CAN CHANGE .
I'm with you
And to every one out there , it's ok to have anger but let that anger be ACTION
THE PEOPLE COULD STOP THIS IF WE WANT TO , IT CAN CHANGE .
200 students in a school 34000...real impressive
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