Use your < > keys to browse more stories

Don’t Tase Her, Bro: US Police Taser Chinese Woman Thought to be an iPhone Reseller [VIDEO]

CNN has spotted a local TV news station in the US reporting on the unfortunate case of a Chinese woman in America being tasered by police in an altercation at an Apple Store. The woman, surnamed Li, was asked to leave the Apple shop premises after attempting to buy more than the allowed quota of two iPhone 5s per person, a move made to stop resellers who export the devices to grey-market vendors in China and some other nations.

But the situation escalated when Li did not leave the store, which her daughter says was down to a language barrier-based misunderstanding about what was being asked. When the woman then filmed other customers in the shop, whom she believed had bought more than two phones, the Nashua, New Hampshire, police were called, and a taser was pulled out as Li resisted arrest. Another shopper filmed the tasering – replete with agonizing screams – in the mall. She was carrying $16,000 in cash. Nashua police will review if excessive force was used.

Here’s the video on WCVB TV:

(Source: CNN)

 

Did you enjoy this article? Consider becoming a voluntary subscriber to Tech in Asia. Although our site is free and it will stay that way, subscribing is a great way to show your support. Plus, subscribing also gets you exclusive access to our weekly subscribers-only newsletter, a roundup of each week’s most interesting Asia tech news from all over the web. You can read our ethics statement on subscriptions here.