A video of police firing beanbags and a Taser at a homeless man in a wheelchair has drawn criticism from a skid row advocacy group, which said officers escalated force against someone who posed no threat.
"It didn’t appear that they were seriously worried about their safety," said Pete White of the Los Angeles Community Action Network. "It was easy enough to approach and have a conversation with a man in a wheelchair."
LAPD Cmdr. Andrew Smith said the man swung a pole at them when they tried to take him into custody at Broadway and 3rd Street.