Black Father Tased, Arrested While Waiting For Kids

[Jazzy]

Cell phone footage shows 28-year-old Chris Lollie calmly speaking to two St. Paul, MN police officers before they use a stun gun and arrest him without explanation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWH578nAasM

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[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

The cops are jerks? ...possibly racist?

 

[DrLeftover]

Why didn't he just comply with the request of a uniformed officer?

 

[DrLeftover]

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08/29/2014

A YouTube video of an arrest in St. Paul is lighting up the internet, and now we've learned the arrest is going to be investigated.

The video from January, posted by Christopher Lollie, shows a St. Paul police officer questioning him. Lollie is not seen in the video. The questioning soon turns physical when another officer walks up and tells Lollie he is going to jail. The video goes black, but you can hear a taser being used.

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman released a statement Friday saying he's asking the Police Civilian Internal Affairs Review Commission to do a full review.

The incident all started in a seating area inside First National Bank in Downtown St. Paul. According to a St. Paul police report, it moved from there to a skyway where Lollie was eventually arrested.

St. Paul police released a statement that says, in part, "Our officers were called by private security guards on a man who was trespassing in a private area...at one point, the officers believed he might either run or fight with them."

Police also say he pulled away and resisted officers. They then used force to safely take him into custody.

http://kstp.com/news/stories/S3546577.shtml



The advice later in the article about 'asking if you are under arrest and if not just walking away' is perhaps legal by the letter of the law, but it is also inviting an escalation to the situation as it can be seen as an attempt to flee police.

Unless you are wanted for something, or just plain stupid and looking for attention as the subject of a viral video.... show the cop your ID.