Ocean City police tased this 17-year-old black teen for allegedly vaping.
The teenager who had his hands up and was not in any way physically interacting with police (let alone physically resisting) when he was tasered, collapsed unconscious on the ground, was then hogtied, and placed in a police van, according to Rebecca Kavanagh.
In the video, you can clearly see one of the officers smiling after the boy hits the ground.
Ocean City, MD cops tased a 17-year-old teenager for allegedly vaping.
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A minor. Tased. For vaping.
After he collapsed, the officers hogtied him and threw him in a police van. #EndQualifiedImmunity.
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Punishment for violating anti vaping ordinances is supposed to be a fine not taser.
Officials say there will be a ‘detailed review process’ into the police’s use of force in an incident captured on video which showed a man being tased and kneed by officers on Ocean City Boardwalk
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