Still, all the advocacy and the meetings with police were ineffective in getting the 63-year-old dreadlocked man out of the predicament he was in earlier this month – staring at the business end of a police officer’s Taser. “Your sergeant is going to Taser me for whatever reason,” Adunbi says, his incredulity mixing in with a thick Caribbean accent. OK, you’re under arrest.”When he was taken to the hospital, the wire from the Taser still dangled from his face. OK, you’re under arrestStill, British authorities found that officers are more likely to use force against blacks and other minorities. Police confirmed to the newspaper that Adunbi had been “awarded compensation” after an incident with officers.

Source: National Post January 23, 2017 04:59 UTC