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High school band director Johnny Mims, who was tased and arrested by police in Birmingham, Alabama, after allegedly disregarding requests to stop his band's performance following a high school football game, speaks out about the incident in response to newly released bodycam video.
A band director in Alabama was tased and arrested after refusing to stop his band's performance following a high school football game. Birmingham police officers asked both band directors to stop playing music so that attendees would leave the stadium, and while the home team band complied, the band director for Minor High School instructed his band to continue performing. A physical altercation ensued between the band director, school personnel, and police officers, resulting in the band director being tased and arrested. The incident has sparked controversy and plans for legal action against the police department.