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pinstikfartherin

(500 posts)
Mon Nov 9, 2015, 06:09 AM Nov 2015

Tuscaloosa PD Beat, Taze Students After Responding To Noise Complaint

Tuscaloosa police are investigating after a video has surfaced of a team of officers cursing, Tasing and using a nightstick on at least one student during an arrest at an apartment early today.

Police were reportedly called to 12th Avenue Place Apartments on Frank Thomas Avenue about 3 a.m. on a noise complaint. What happened next is unclear, but multiple videos taken from both inside and outside of the apartment are making their way across social media.

The video shows an officer talking to those inside the apartment at the front door, and those inside refused to exit the apartment. The students questioned whether they were being arrested or detained, and whether the officers were within their rights to search the apartment.
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http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2015/11/tuscaloosa_police_investigatin.html





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Tuscaloosa PD Beat, Taze Students After Responding To Noise Complaint (Original Post) pinstikfartherin Nov 2015 OP
It's like cops have never heard of cameras lame54 Nov 2015 #1
I swear the word has been passed to ALL police Depts dixiegrrrrl Nov 2015 #2
a whole pen of pigs there "you're not respecting my authority" geek tragedy Nov 2015 #3

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
2. I swear the word has been passed to ALL police Depts
Mon Nov 9, 2015, 05:39 PM
Nov 2015

to intimidate as many people as possible in order to create fear of cops.
There is no other reason why this is happening all over the country.

Edited to add: 3 Tuscaloosa, Ala., officers placed on leave, says latest news.

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