It just continues to amaze me how many incidents of TASER misuse there are…

I mean, sure, that guy was being a complete dick - but at no point was he doing anything approaching threatening. He seemed to make it a point to keep his hands up and away from his body at all times. The closest thing to a lethal weapon he had was a book!

Four big, burly security guards couldn’t handle one skinny kid?

At one point does TASER use cross the line into torture? I mean, it’s obvious that they were using the threat of pain and actual pain in order to ensure compliance. I can’t imagine there’d be any question, if they said, “Comply or I’ll hit you over the head with my baton” that they’d crossed the line… because it’s a TASER it seems like it falls into some magical land where it can do no wrong…

I also have to wonder about what happens in the first few seconds of the video - the officers, AND some dude in a suit are all looking at someone… then the guy in the suit makes a “cut him off” motion, and then the officers take this kid down. I mean, I don’t know WHO they were looking at… but it makes me wonder if security concerns were paramount…