A high School Band Director in Birmingham, Alabama, was shocked with a stun gun and arrested by police officers after he refused to immediately stop the band from playing at a football game. The incident occurred in front of screaming students and was captured on police body camera video. The band director's attorney described the incident as an "alarming abuse of power" and stated that it should have been deescalated. The Birmingham Police Department stated that the incident is under investigation, but claimed that the band director resisted arrest and pushed an officer. The band director has been charged with disorderly conduct, physical harassment, and resisting arrest.

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