Apparently some UCLA cops were doing an ID check at a computer cluster last night; a student named Mostafa Tabatabainejad didn't have his ID, and when the cops grabbed at Tabatabainejad to rush him out, he started loudly complaining. One thing led to another, and the cops ended up shocking Tabatabainejad with tasers five times, at least a few times because he wouldn't, or couldn't, stand up. This was all in full view of at least a dozen other students. Most of this was caught on video, which you can see here.
The cops' self-serving press release is here. Central claims in this press release are contradicted by the witness reports I cite above, but in any case, for chrissakes, why is anything Tabatabainejad did worthy of being tortured?
If you're interested in giving the folks at UCLA a piece of your mind:
Interim Chancellor Norman Abrams
Telephone: 310-825-2151
Fax: 310-206-6030
Email: [email protected]
UCLA PD: (310) 825-1491
This will lead to a very high level resignation -- any parent becoming aware of this torture video, and they will become aware of it, will fear that their kid will be the next victim of the renegade campus torture cops.
UPDATE: the cops compounded their intimidation by threatening to shock-torture bystanding kids asking for badge numbers -- according to the ACLU, this is an "illegal assault".
UPDATE: Jessica Wilson compiled this list of UCLA admin and cop big shot emails:
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