And then there's the statement from UCLA.
Date: November 15, 2006
Contact: Office of Media Relations ( media@support.ucla.edu )
Phone: 310-825-2585
Statement from UCLA Acting Chancellor Norman Abrams About Incident at Powell Library
University police are investigating an incident late last night in which police took a student into custody at Powell Library. Investigators are reviewing the incident and the officers' actions. The investigation and review will be thorough, vigorous and fair.
The safety of our campus community is of paramount importance to me. Routinely checking student identification after 11 p.m. at the campus library, which is open 24 hours, is a policy posted in the library that was enacted for the protection of our students. Compliance is critical for the safety and well-being of everyone.
-UCLA-
LB516
And here's my email to their lovely media department:
I've read your statement on the Tasering of a student in your library.
This is chilling.
"The safety of our campus community is of paramount importance to me. Routinely checking student identification after 11 p.m. at the campus library, which is open 24 hours, is a policy posted in the library that was enacted for the protection of our students. Compliance is critical for the safety and well-being of everyone"
Safety is paramount?? yet you endanger a student with a semi-lethal technology? Compliance is critical?? How in the world can you claim that your need for students to comply with showing a pass is such a critical compliance to use that force?
There were at least three officers on the scene. If three officers cannot remove someone who was not complying without repeatedly hitting that person with a cattle prod, you need to do some serious thinking.
I've considered schools in the California system for graduate school. I can assure you UCLA is no longer on my list.
And here's the video:
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