Pittsburgh Police Taser Pirates Fan

Tuesday, 12 April 2011 | by Pat's Picks

Police in Pittsburgh are looking into whether two cops used excessive force while making an arrest at a Pirates game over the weekend. A video of the incident surfaced on YouTube, which shows the officers using a Taser to subdue an unruly fan. When the man failed to go down, the cops beat him dozens of times with their batons as a large crowd watched reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A woman was also arrested for interfering with the officers as they made their arrest.

The crowd in the background is, for some reason, chanting USA, USA: