Don't tase me bro!

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

The cops were holding him down. A taser was not justified.

Because he was thrashing? Trying to dig in his pockets for who-knows-what? Kicking so hard that they could not remove him from the scene otherwise? You can't tell any of those things from that crappy video.

Certainly the kid was out to make trouble, that's evident from his tone of voice from the very beginning. And according to Kerry the kid "barged to the front of the line" before the camera even swung over to him. Maybe the cops overreacted, maybe they didn't.The bottom line is, you weren't there. For a sample reaction from people who were, listen to the large portion of the audience that applauds as they first try to escort him out.