Kid Gets Tased at UCLA

Watch the video first.

Now, read some articles. Like this one, and this one, and this one.

Informed? Good.

Opinions? Post comments, I'm dying to hear what you think.


Here's my take:
Cries of police brutality are absolutely ridiculous. Nothing I see in that video tells me that kid is being at all cooperative. He's on the ground, shouting obscenities and being a belligerent ass, refusing to stand up and leave. The rules are quite clear and simple: don't have an ID? You need to leave. So this kid is either brain-dead or a jackass. He is shouting randomly about the Patriot Act and taunting the police. So he is either brain-dead or a jackass.

What is so hard to understand? Honestly. Get the shit out. You've been tased already, don't push your luck. What's worse is that the whole fucking library must've stood up and gathered 'round to watch the spectacle. What good does that do? Nothing. All it does is add more stress to the situation, which is exactly what the officers DON'T need, and gives the stupid kid an audience, which is exactly what he WANTS.

I've read in various places about how this is a great example of civil disobedience... what kind of idiot "civilly disobeys" a request to leave a private building because he doesn't have the proper identification? A big one. Anyone who says that needs to get a brain. We aren't fighting segregation or unequal rights. He breaks a rule, and refuses to act in the proper manner. His resistance is pointless and stupid and proves NO POINT. Civil disobedience my ass.


Added Content:

A main blog I visit, americablog.com, is covering this story intently. Read up a bit. Anyway, I responded in a comment to the irrational comparison of the retard kid to Rosa Parks. This is what I said:

"Yeah, having to have an ID is SO DISCRIMINATORY. I mean, Rosa would be so proud of this insolent young college student! He was fighting against the oppression of being identifiable as a member of a private institution, and we should all praise him. Screw authority!"

Then he replied in another comment:

"NOTE FROM JOHN: You ignorant fuck. So Miranda rights are no longer necessary because Miranda was a Mexican and an idiot. And all those others I mentioned in the story, whose court cases form the basis of your civil rights today - what about them? They're all a LOT worse than this student, and a lot worse than Rosa Parks. So using your Soviet-style police-state logic all of those civil rights should be thrown out because the people we owe those rights too are scum. Congratulations on being one big ignorant fuck, and a sad excuse for an American."

Now, I was quite astonished to find this awaiting me. Ignorant fuck? ME? So I thought about it for a second... the only possible explanation must be that he missed the sarcasm. I still can't really figure it out. His language and tone left much to be desired too.

Anyway, my reply:
"Wow John, that was an incredibly intelligent and well thought out response. /sarcasm

I don't know whether you missed the sarcasm or are completely off your rocker with paranoia, but the tasing of a stupid belligerent college kid disobeying a lawful order is perfectly reasonable. That Miranda garbage you're spouting is totally unrelated.

Rosa Parks resisted an unjust law. Mr. Smartass was resisting a simple rule. There is a massive difference. COMPARING the two is an insult to civil rights.

You should really learn to be civil."

I can support civil disobedience, in the proper situation. This stupid fuck was resisting a completely reasonable rule, for ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD REASON. The rule wasn't discriminatory, or racist, or unjust. Show your ID or leave. HOW IS THAT SO HARD TO COMPREHEND? He refused to obey. That's illegal. Fucker deserved to be tased just for being an idiot.