Student tazered at UCLA for not having his ID

[Raistlin]

I have to say, my college's security is very good and friendly, so campus security is not in and of itself a bad thing. But of course, I go to a very small college, compared to UCLA. I've never heard of problems about the local police, either.

But yeah, I agree with Miriel.

[Sylvie]

I just checked this out: relating to my first comment, when I said "I'm not sure if we even have or need University security in Canada," I looked it up and it turns out we don't have any university security in Canada. If there is a problem local police show up on the scene, but there are no in-school police, and if there were, I doubt that ID would be a problem.

Recently, however, there was a shooting in Montreal, and now people are saying we might get University security. Still, I doubt something like this would happen as a result.

Another thing occured to me. This is a long shot, but what if this was all staged as shock treatment so that more people start carrying around their ID? I can't see how this could be good publicity for security, but maybe they weren't counting on this blowing up so much, and they just wanted to make more people make sure to have their ID.

A pretty wierd idea, I know. It's probably completely unlikely, but I thought it might add another dynamic to the topic.

And the fact that the camera-man magically has a camera at this wonderful moment. How convenient.

[Roto13]

If it'd happened at my school yesterday, I'd have had a camera with me. There are cameras everywhere, and many of them are capable of recording video.

[Sylvie]

So everyone at college walks around with a video camera?

[Vincent, Thunder God]

So everyone at college walks around with a video camera?

... at 11:30 in a library, no less?

[DarkLadyNyara]

And the fact that the camera-man magically has a camera at this wonderful moment. How convenient.

Camera phone, if I recall correctly. Those are endemic. I'd be more suprised if no one had one.

[Vincent, Thunder God]

I don't have one. Come to think of it, no one in my family or extended family does either.

[DarkLadyNyara]

I don't have one. Come to think of it, no one in my family or extended family does either.

Neither do I, but in a library in a large college, someone will. At least in California.

[Cruise Control]

Because we all know California is the most technologically advanced area on the planet.

[DarkLadyNyara]

Did I say that? No, I did not. It was a comment on the general culture of the state. I qualified it because I can't speak for the rest of the world. Besides, I thought you didn't care about this. :rolleyes2

[Roto13]

I don't have one. Come to think of it, no one in my family or extended family does either.

Neither do I, but in a library in a large college, someone will. At least in California.

Come on. It's LA. Everyone has a camera phone.

[DarkLadyNyara]

I don't have one. Come to think of it, no one in my family or extended family does either.

Neither do I, but in a library in a large college, someone will. At least in California.

Come on. It's LA. Everyone has a camera phone.

THANK YOU!!! You are talking the world capitol of consumerism.

[Raistlin]

I have a camera phone. It's almost standard with phones around here, now (I've never even used mine). In my senior year in high school, I'd say about half the class had a camera phone (mostly girls). Tons of college students have them. It's not unrealistic at all.

[Yamaneko]

My phone doesn't have a camera 'cause I already have this other thing called a camera.

[Zidane Ultimate]

I felt sick watching that. Police brutality in any form is absolutely horrible, I hope they all lose their jobs, and as said before, it's pretty hard to stand up after being tasered.