Photo rows ends with Tasering
A row over pictures taken on a mobile phone during a pub party ended with police having to use a Taser on a man, a judge was told.
The disagreement spilled into the street after Amritpal Dhanda tried to calm things down, Wolverhampton Crown Court heard.
But the 43-year-old father of three got caught up in the dispute again while waiting for a taxi outside the British Queen in Birmingham Road, Oldbury, explained Mr Edward Soulsby, prosecuting.
Dhanda went back into the pub and came out with a pool cue intending to scare people who were attacking his brother, it was said.
But he 'saw red,' started wielding it as a weapon and became so aggressive that police had to deploy a Taser before being able to arrest him, continued Mr Soulsby.
Mr Charnjit Jutla, defending, said: "There is no evidence to suggest that he actually used any violence and the incident was short lived but there came a point when he went out of control.
"He saw red after the police arrived. He was aggrieved because he thought the opposing group were getting away with it and accepts that his behaviour was unacceptable. This was wholly out of character. He is a hard working family man."
Dhanda from Hugh Road, Smethwick, admitted using unlawful violence and possessing an offensive weapon. He was given a 12-month community order with 140 hours of unpaid work and £300 costs.
Judge Peter Barrie told him: "Any passer-by who came upon this late night alcohol-fuelled disorder outside a pub would have seen you completely out of control, armed with a pool cue, mounting an attack on other people involved in this disagreement. The police needed to go to considerable effort to calm you down.
"But I accept that you did not start the violence and saw your brother being physically attacked in the argument over filming with a telephone before using the cue as a weapon."
