Video Shows A Man Being Tasered By Border Patrol While In A Burger King
A video is circulating on social media of a man being tased in an El Paso, Texas Burger King by Border Patrol agents. The man is seen begging for help from the staff while claiming he had done nothing wrong to warrant the attack.
A man was tased while being apprehended by Border Patrol agents in Texas and it was caught on camera.
The video, which has more than 3 million views and 52,000 shares, shows a distressing scene as the man cries for help. He clings to the counter and pleads with the employees of the Burger King for help fighting the agents. The staff and other customers can be seen and heard sympathizing with the man.
People are calling out Border Patrol for acting too aggressively against the suspect.
The video is drawing a strong reaction as the discussion of the immigration crisis in the U.S. continues. The man, according to KFOX14, is a suspected coyote who fits a description given by a man who reported people on his property.
People on Facebook are sharing their disbelief that this is something happening in the U.S.
The incident is reminding people of the severe and daily police brutality happening in the U.S. In 2019, more than 1,000 people were killed by police brutality, according to Mapping Police Violence. In 2018, 23 percent of police violence victims were Black despite making up 13 percent of the U.S. population.
Border Patrol representatives have issued a statement justifying the use of force.
“The video clearly shows the subject causing a disturbance as Border Patrol agents attempt to arrest him,” a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol spokesperson told Border Report. “The man refused to cooperate with the verbal instructions and attempted to avoid being handcuffed and a struggle ensued. Agents deployed their taser in order to gain control of the subject while mitigating the physical struggle. The man was medically cleared and taken into custody.”
The agents’ shocking takedown of the suspect is forcing a conversation of the amount of force used to apprehend him.
It is reported that after agents ran a background check on the man it was discovered that he was undocumented and had a criminal history.
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