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•Alabama band director tased by police for not stopping his students' performance
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Johnny Mims , 39 , says he is still recovering physically after he was tased by police in Birmingham , Ala. He said he continues to be haunted by the incident.
The altercation occurred Thursday around 9 p.m. local time after a game at Jackson-Olin High School in Birmingham .
Mims says he was simply caught off guard because the stadium's lights went out.
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78
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54
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informal
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English
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48
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short-lived
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