Chanel West Coast from MTV’s “Ridiculousness” was arrested at 1 OAK nightclub Tuesday for allegedly beating on people and even punching and kicking a cop.  And, maybe the best “do-you-know-who-I-am” ever … “I’ve been on TV for 17 seasons.”

Law enforcement tells us Chanel, who also appeared on Rob Dyrdek‘s “Fantasy Factory,” got into a fight with a girl inside the club. She was promptly booted but when she got outside she started fighting security.

Someone involved made a citizen’s arrest and she was held until L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies came, cuffed her and took her in for battery.

You hear a cop say to Chanel that he wanted to let her go even after she kicked him but then she went and punched him.

Chanel West Coast is screaming bloody murder over her arrest, claiming she was assaulted by two security guards she thinks are cops.

The “Ridiculousness” star posted photos after her release showing off fresh new bruises up and down her arms … claiming they’re the result of being  manhandled and violently handcuffed.

Chanel said, “This S*** ain’t a race issue. It’s a cop issue!”

Thing is … the guys who slapped the cuffs on her were not police … they were security guards hired by 1 OAK. And, when you watch the video, Chanel didn’t submit quietly to the citizen’s arrest.

We broke the story … Chanel was arrested at the WeHo nightclub Tuesday. L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies took her to the station after she was handcuffed by the guards.

Chanel could have avoided the arrest by calming down … the guard says on camera he would have let her go but then she punched and kicked him.