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now I am reminded why I didn't go to Coachella .. cops with tasers scare me
Come on... this guy is an idiot and deserves to be tased.
I had the time of my life at Coachella. Guess what? I wasn't running around the polo fields naked, resisting putting your clothes on. I saw plenty of hot, topless females in the backstage area though.
why did they blur out his penis in the video?
The 60s are over. Put your clothes on you damn hippies!!
complacent concert goers shoulda bumrushed those rent-a-cops. the guy can't even standup yet everyone knows how to boooo at the cops while they knee drop the guy... fuckin almost as guilty as the cops tazing him...no one offers to help him up? nothing.
@Reality
but you didn't see any hot chicky nipples . nope. cuz they were in my mouth. I seduced all of the naked hot chicks. and had sex with all of them. and I got backstage because I'm so fking cool. so whatever dude you're lame
I am not bothered by the arrest or the taser for resisting, but the way that cop dropped his knee into him was abuse. I hope they investigate this.
we saw the whole thing and basically the guy was pretty high. he took off his clothes and was having a good time. the cops tried to be nice. they were going to let him put his clothes back on and stay at the show, but he fought them, kicked at them, etc. totally resisted. they tried forever to get him to relax, he resisted and threw his shit everywhere. they tried to handcuff him and he kicked and fought them. if he had just chilled he wouldn't have gotten tased. the cops did their job the best they could with someone that was totally bombed.
These young "hippie" as they are called was certainly under the influence of illegal drugs. That is certain. What is hilarious is how his "johnson" shrank completely during this altercation. Now that's entertainment.
They could of killed him. I am disgusted by this video. I was at coachella, I heard about the naked guy but never did I think that it was that bad. I hope these officers are discharged and lose their badges.
I agree w comment #9 -- the cops really seemed to use their taser as a last resort. in a way, the naked guy is kind of a prick (no pun intended) because his stupid antics created a really unpleasant distraction from a fun day in the sun
The video makes it very plain that this guy was given every opportunity to walk away unmolested, which is a lot more than a fat naked asshole deserves. I wasn't at this Coachella but I've been four times before, and I can't imagine seeing anything worse in that 100-degree heat than this idiot. Okay, maybe Kanye.
Tasing and knee-drop = totally justified.
were they police or private security?
every cop equipped with a taser should have to be tasered to know what it feels like.
why isn't one tase enough? why do they have to tase him multiple times? shouldn't the shock of the first tase be enough for three really large cops be enough to subdue a naked guy - who clearly isn't carrying a weapon! also, what is up with the way the cops avoid body contact when they try to cuff him the first time? i'm talking about the moment when one cop grabs each arm. have you ever seen an arrest made like that? what are these cops afraid of? getting a fucking boner?
Wow, I mean, I'm sure he was nervous and all, but that dude has a TINY dick!
Also, don't be a douche and resist arrest. Last time I checked, public indecency was illegal. Unless this was a clothing optional area.
"Don't tase me bro!"
People who lack in the manhood department shouldn't act like dicks.
Thxkbye.
my band has a song called "don't tase me bro" after the usc incident. check it
http://www.myspace.com/monumenttonoone
U deserve to be tasered for being a dick.
You take drugs, you get naked, and you resist arrest after numerous requests from the police ask you to put back on your wizard’s outfit you are asking for this level of commitment from the police. The basic tenant of the police is that once they have made the decision to make the arrest and subdue the person, they have to fully commit. Watch carefully kids, he clearly resists, repeatedly. They elevated the level of aggressiveness due to his failure to resist his arrest.
He is just short of asking for this level of a beating. You take drugs, get naked, and resist arrest, in a crowd of 60k?… Johnny Law is going to serve it up.
Have to add to the moron who said “nobody helped him”. Help him do what? Attack the cops who were clearly doing their job? As cool as you think it is to do drugs, wig out, take off your clothes at your hippy love in, it is against the law. Deal with it or move back to your commune.
that happen to me last year too!
I saw Tim yesterday! HE said he wasn't @ coachella!
now i see why he Lied!
hit me
justin mc
MC THIS RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Coachella was the shit!!! and those were sum kick ass shrooms he had!! LOL
people's attitudes towards this guy,
he's right.
The police didn't need to deal with him that way
and all those people,
one person could have helped.
Yeah! Tase that moron! Let me do it!
Recipe for News:
Take one fat guy with little weener, drunk and stupid.
Add three cops who have very few hand to hand skills.
Mix with a crowd of morons who outnumber the cops and are clearly hostile and critical of even the slightest amount of enforcement.
Add a pinch of TASER, for flavor.
Now for the topping: Include comments from the most ignorant segment of society, those who learned about police work from watching TV and wouldn't know case law from a case of beer.
It's like a bunch of 'tards telling Peyton Manning how to play football. Unless you know what you're talking about, just sit back and be entertained.
Police work ain't always pretty or perfect, and people don't always know what they're talking about.
What DJ was playing when this happened? That's the real story!
There's nothing to blur. You can hardly see his teeny weeny.
Are you serious??? This village IDIOT deserved atleast what he got if not more. The officers did exactly what they should have done. This jerk should have done as asked or gone quietly instead of resisting and trying to insight a riot! BRAVO to the police!
teeny weeny
It pisses me off how the crowd cheers to the naked guy when our officers are trying to protect the community. Would anyone want their little girl or little boy to see a naked guy especially with a very small penis, I dont think so. The officers acted in a very respected manner and did their job correctly. So all your who cheer to the wizard, just think if your daughter asked you what that little thing was hanging on that guy or if your kids were missing who would you call, grow up people !!!
To #14, brown acid, maybe if you actually did your research you would know a thing or two. Cops in CA are ALL tased during academy. You can't have one if you don't know what it feels like. Same goes for oleoresin capsicum (pepper spray). Secondly, if your blind ass could read the patches on the uniforms, you could see that Indio Police is printed on them. Moron.
One more thing "brown acid," when you say that the cops are afraid of touching him, would you wanna tackle a naked dude knowing NOTHING about his hygiene? For all they know the guy could have something contagious. I wouldn't wanna get close to someone with herpes, crabs, etc.
I hate ignorant people who claim "freedom of speech" when they know them damn selves they wouldn't want a fat naked dude to be walking in front of their homes.
Bravo to the police, they gave him plenty of chances.
His dick makes my dick look big!!!!
Hey, is it illegal to wear a wizards robe very day in public? I was walking around in my robe and a police officer told me to “take that shit off and go home”, I was hurt, but I didn’t know if I was breaking any laws so I took it off and walked home. My town has no curfew. Well I just wanted to know. Is it illegal to wear a robe in public just for the soul purpose of the awesome look??
oh, go tase a hippie yourself taseahippie.com