Comments on: Is 9-1-1 a joke in my town?

By: No Desh

No Desh — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:47:51 +0000

anyone hear anything new/resolution in this case?

By: Ghost malice

Ghost malice — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 07:11:56 +0000

Yo Vikram and Manju,

If you happen to be in NJ area, give me a holler. We’ll do lunch in some Iranian or any other restaurant.

By: browngirl

browngirl — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:38:04 +0000

i couldn’t watch the whole thing . . . too painful . . maybe I am old, but this kind of %&%^& did NOT happen when I was in college (six years ago)- this country needs to get a clue and stop persecuting people whose only crime is being brown. (and therefore “suspicious”) . . . .

If this student who was Tasered was “just making a point” as some people suggested- he’s brave. And if he was suspicious, don’t you think he would have allayed suspicions by showing some ID? If he was really trying to pull off a secret crazy plot, he’d have some fake ID. And if he was innocent- as so many of us are every day— we’re with you brother. We know that pain, that humiliation.

I got followed home by a cop the other day . . .who decided to “run my plates” for no apparent reason . . . and then started yelling at me because he didn’t know “whose car it was” that I was driving. Um, not my fault you can’t pronounce my long south asian name, idiot. . . . He also stated that he ran my plates “just because” he could. I pointed out that I have never had a speeding ticket, moving, or parking violation. I think he was shocked when I spoke to him in fluent American English . . . . and then I thanked him for keeping the community safe, introduced myself, shook his hand, asked his name and went into my house. He was dumbfounded.

By: Vikram

Vikram — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:12:45 +0000

Am curious if the student got pulled over by police while driving, for what he perceived to be no fault on his part, whether he would have refused to identify himself, claiming profiling and driven away.

By: chanakya

chanakya — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:06:01 +0000

I recently heard about the incident and after viewing the entire video and the comments on this site and youtube; I think the student was just trying to prove a point which went wrong. Here's a simple thing: 1) If I study at an institution AND I know that after 11 p.m., some guys might come and check for ID's AND I have a problem with that; I should probably not be there after 11 p.m. 2) If I have an ID, but I feel that they are targetting me because of my skin color; there are other ways to protest against that (I don't know what ways so don't ask me) 3) If I DO NOT have an ID, but refuse to show the (non-existent) ID to the Comm Officers; they have reasonable doubt to call in additional help. 4) Lastly, if someone was asked to leave once (without force) and then again (with force), and he chose the latter; I would be making sure that he took everything he came with. And I don't care what color he is. If I see a suspicious person, that's all he is for me; suspicious.

Simple fact: We ask you to leave and you dont. We get the cops and all of a sudden now you are anxious to leave? Well that is acceptable as well, but if someone just touched your hand; and you wanna be all "get off me"; sorry dude, you lost that right when you decided to behave "smarter than others".

Regardless of what happened in the video, I think that the officers should have thought about what they were doing. Frankly, I would not have tased him again and again; and also would not be repeating the "stand up" phrase over and over. And the last threat to the t-shirt-clad dude, was frankly unnecessary.

All in all, it's easy for all of us to say that the police acted brutally (which they did), but that is not taking into their interpretation of what the incident could have turned into. Tchau, chanakya

By: Vinay

Vinay — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:53:50 +0000

Latest news about the incident. Officer in Taser case identified The UCLA police officer videotaped last week using a Taser gun on a student also shot a homeless man at a campus study hall room three years ago and was earlier recommended for dismissal in connection with an alleged assault on fraternity row, authorities said.

By: DJ Drrrty Poonjabi

DJ Drrrty Poonjabi — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:27:38 +0000

Another dangerous criminal subdued with a judicious and completely neccesary use of the taser

By: HMF

HMF — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 15:13:35 +0000

Beyond the fact that this makes no sense, you're just plain wrong. According to the BLS, 25% of police officers have college degrees.

It's not that simple, the link you quoted made no distinction between 2 year degrees, 4 year degrees, associate degrees, etc.. my statement was limited to 4 year degrees, which is what UCLA primarily offers.

By: Anand

Anand — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 10:34:46 +0000

why did he refuse, and what were those around doing…hmm American dream gone bad.

By: puki

puki — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 07:42:41 +0000

i see job as bolly khan for this hysterical chutiya