It has often and confidently been asserted, that man\'s origin can never be known. But ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge. It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.
Charles Darwin
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November 17th, 2006

UCLA student gets tased

posted by Shinka in Politics | No Comments

Watch this video, and if you can’t get through it without wanting to kill something, let me know.

Mostafa Tabatabainejad was tased by university police, after he failed to exit the university library quickly enough when he failed to produce the ID that is required of all students using the library after 11. He was tasered once when he didn’t get out quickly enough, and then repeatedly after that for failing to stand up after being tased the first time. Other students who asked the police for their names and badge numbers where threatened with tasing.

Tasers are not something to be taken lightly. They are intended for subduing a violent suspect as a replacement for guns in the hands of law enforcement agents. They should never be used in place of negotiation, and especially such a benign “crime” as not having your student ID readily available in the school library.

Unfortunately, it seems to be product of our nature that human beings can behave in this way. When too much power is given to someone in a position of authority, they will abuse it.

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