houston police taze a bunch of kids at a show

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okay so it was actually one musician(not sure of his age..didn't seem too old), one 14 year old kid and accidentally tazered the kid's dad as well.


one of the things that struck me as really incendiary and something that really indicates the cop was looking to start trouble was when he aggressively grabbed at the kid's guitar.

i don't know about you guys but if i was trying to talk to a cop and find out what the hell was going on and he just grabbed at my guitar, i'd more likely than not take a swing at him.

oh yeah, also forgot, in his little power rage deal...he shoved some kid into a 90 old upright bass and broke it.


can't people be killed for such crimes in some musical areas?

That's disgusting, that policeman should be sacked, IMO. We had something similar to that, but nowhere near as bad, here in Sydney, the other day. There was a huge under-18s dance gig, and a fight broke out between a few kids. The cops came in, broke up the scuffle with capsicum spray, and ordered people to start leaving. Or something like that.

wow the videos there pissed me off...what did they do wrong?

noise complaint...and instead of going to the promoter, the cop confronted the sound guy then the band.

Originally Posted by: tehplatypusnoise complaint...and instead of going to the promoter, the cop confronted the sound guy then the band.

and even then, at least wait until the song is over or something...

Originally Posted by: tehplatypushttp://myspace.com/hpd_has_problems



okay so it was actually one musician(not sure of his age..didn't seem too old), one 14 year old kid and accidentally tazered the kid's dad as well.


one of the things that struck me as really incendiary and something that really indicates the cop was looking to start trouble was when he aggressively grabbed at the kid's guitar.

i don't know about you guys but if i was trying to talk to a cop and find out what the hell was going on and he just grabbed at my guitar, i'd more likely than not take a swing at him.

The link came up as invalid user id. :(

But cops are getting more and more power hungry each year. Like at local shows, fights can break out but people always break it up within seconds, if cops were present and a fight broke out, it would probably still only last a few seconds, but there would be a helluva lot more injured people. We wouldn't hesitate to tackle a cop or two if they're beatin on a kid over nothing.

I think the problem is parents that hear about local shows from the news/interent/family and panic, so they decide to complain during township meetings so "something" can be done.