Police brutality taints celebration The police’s aggressive actions at the conclusion of the UCLA-USC game were an embarrassing mark on UCLA athletics. During what should have been a celebration of an amazing win, the police at the Rose Bowl aggressively sprayed pepper spray, hit people with batons and threw people to the ground. Read more...
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December 3, 9:00 pm
Letters to the Editor
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December 2, 9:00 pm
[BREAKING NEWS]: Police respond to 'unlawful assembly' around Landfair couch fire
Local law enforcement responded to what appeared to be a couch fire in the middle of the street on the 600 block of Landfair Avenue early Sunday morning. Read more...
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November 28, 9:00 pm
A Closer Look: UCPD ruled pros outweighed cons in device’s adoption
When the prospect of buying Tasers first became a possibility for university police in early 2004, officials listed several reasons why they did not plan to purchase the items. Read more...
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November 26, 9:00 pm
Letters to the Editor
Student involvement needs to continue Mostafa Tabatabainejad may have been uncooperative; he may have been a little mouthy; he may even have been downright rude, but it remains that the university police’s response was disproportionate to his crime. Read more...
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November 21, 9:00 pm
USAC opposes “˜inappropriate force’
The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted 9-1 Tuesday night to pass a resolution opposing inappropriate force against students by university police. The resolution was drafted in response to recent use of a Taser on a UCLA student by UCPD officers. Read more...
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November 20, 9:00 pm
Trust me, I’m a Daily Bruin columnist: Column 2
Last Tuesday night, after refusing to show his BruinCard to university police officers, UCLA student Mostafa Tabatabainejad was viciously stunned with a Taser five times. We barely had to wait until morning for the Internet to become abuzz with premature accusations and unsubstantiated speculation. Read more...
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November 20, 9:00 pm
Officer named in Taser incident
Terrence Duren, whose tenure with university police has included an award for UCPD Officer of the Year as well as allegations of police misconduct and use of excessive force, was the officer who used a Taser against Mostafa Tabatabainejad in Powell Library last Tuesday, university police said Monday. Read more...