Earlier today, the Indio Police Department defended their officers who tasered the Naked Wizard at the Coachella music festival over the weekend. According to police spokesman Ben Guitron, the naked man was arrested on suspicion of public drunkenness and due to the crowd size, using a taser “was the best way to subdue him and take him.” Because he didn’t think tasering a naked man was “significant,†Guitron did not share the incident with media earlier, which makes us wonder whether these type of shenanigans happen so often in Indio that they’re not worth mentioning.
However, it’s more likely that he didn’t want to highlight how three burly cops completely failed to get handcuffs on one man pinned to the ground, and then resorted to a violent knee drop into his chest (which has already achieved animated gif status) and repeated shocks from a taser gun.
Photo by utsoftbl3
First!
First of, this event wasn't a "family" event. The Park is where you take your kids, not an adult, drug infused concert for the masses if you care for that sort of thing. Second, this man wasn't naked in a public place. You had to buy yourself a $120.00 ticket to enter this private facility.
Third, even when you do see a man streaking' in public say a soccer match or NFL football game, the guy NEVER let me repeat NEVER GETS BRUTALIZE BY 3 OTHER OFFICERS OF THE PEACE. This dude (drunk as hell to begin with and non-violent) got a huge fat knee at his ribs, his hair pulled at every direction, tased 3 times (one in the heart, another on the back spine of his neck NECK!!!! ) and these 3 loyal officers of peace Still didn't know how to convince him otherwise???? If any of you don't see anything wrong with this picture? Then obviously you don't have any clue about police enforcement procedures….
A) Before getting tased, did the subject had a weapon? (..no)
B) Before getting tased, did you had backup? (2 other guys.)
C) Before getting tased, did the subject try to HARM you in any way? (..no)
so, why use extreme force?
ps: Did Wizard try to harass a chick or someone at all? What WAS his crime Indio/Banning Police ???
AND Guitron has no clue what he's saying
Question: Guitron, is the back of the neck NEAR the brain the BEST place to use that electronic device otherwise known as TASER ? I didn't think so. Those Cops should be fired !