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GooTube Video Shows UCLA Police Using Stun Gun On Student - UPDATED

I watched this video when I was alerted to this incident earlier this morning, and I must say -- this appears to be highly questionable behavior by UCLA Police officers.

And personally, I'm not satisfied with the UCLA Chancellor's reply to the situation. I'm getting really sick of the entire "Papers, Please!" attitude by people abuse the power of the position in which they are employed.

Via NBC4.tv (Los Angeles).

An administrative review was under way after a 23-year-old student was administered multiple stun gun shocks by UCLA Police Department officers in the Powell Library computer lab.

Video shot from another student's camera phone shows the man screaming while on the floor of the computer lab as officers used the stun gun on him at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Daily Bruin.

He had been working at a computer in the back of the lab and had failed to produce a student ID during a random check performed by community service officers, the newspaper reported.

According to a UCLA police sergeant, the student was identified as Mostafa Tabatabainejad of Los Angeles.

He was given a citation for obstruction/delay of a peace officer in the performance of duty and then released from custody, the sergeant said.

posted by Fergie @ 11/16/2006 01:04:00 PM