Fascist Florida thugs use Taser on student for asking a question

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by Blackflag
If he cut in line, then escort him out for that. If he resists, arrest him.

But don't stand there and let him ask his question...then when you decide you don't like his question...then you arrest him.

That makes all the difference, douche. Totally different story.

Way to elevate the debate, "Blackfag."

BTW, I think they did arrest him. He got part of his question out, so are they supposed to not arrest him now after people complained about him? And after Kerry wanted to answer his question?

Oh, and didn't you just say that basically it's okay for him to resist police after gallantly asking Kerry his self-important interrogations?

Now it's okay to arrest him before his question gets out?

How about not making pseudo-martyrs out of mentally ill attention whore drama queens, and then blaming it all on Kerry (like a good Republican would do BTW) because things are taken radically out of context when the cameras roll too late?

You fuckity fucking douche fag!!

(There, I'm down to your and Baby on Fire's level of discussion and political discourse! Are you gonna bitch about rude people calling you a pedophile because they disagree with you now, hypocrite?)

[Blackflag]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh
You fuckity fucking douche fag!!

Watch the video again, D.B. They were neither approaching him, nor had any intent to arrest him ... until after he asked his question.

Do you get it yet, or do I need to draw it out for you in crayon?

Yes, he seems like a complete asshole. But you don't get to arrest assholes just because you don't like their questions. I can't believe I have to explain that.

[Nickdfresh]

Oh Jesus Christ, everyone just calm the fuck down:

Student Tasered at Kerry forum
Man had tried repeatedly to question senator on his connections with Bush
The Associated Press
Updated: 8:15 p.m. ET Sept 18, 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A university student with a history of taping his own practical jokes was Tasered by campus police and arrested after loudly and repeatedly trying to ask U.S. Sen. John Kerry questions during a campus forum.

Andrew Meyer, 21, spent a night in jail before his release from jail Tuesday morning on his own recognizance. He had no comment when he left. His attorney, Robert Griscti, did not return messages seeking comment.

Videos of the Monday night incident, posted on several Web sites and played repeatedly on television news, show University of Florida police officers pulling Meyer away from the microphone after he asks Kerry about impeaching President Bush and whether he and Bush were both members of the secret society Skull and Bones at Yale University.

University spokesman Steve Orlando said Meyer was asked to leave the microphone after his allotted time was up. Meyer can be seen refusing to walk away and getting upset that the microphone was cut off.

As two officers take Meyer by the arms, Kerry, D-Mass., can be heard saying, "That’s all right, let me answer his question."

Audience members applaud, and Meyer struggles for several seconds as up to four officers try to remove him from the room. Meyer screams for help and tries to break away from officers with his arms flailing at them, then is forced to the ground and officers order him to stop resisting.

As Kerry tells the audience he will answer the student’s "very important question," Meyer yells at the officers to release him, crying out, "Don’t Tase me, bro," just before he is shocked by the Taser. He is then led from the room, screaming, "What did I do?"

President calls situation 'regretful'
Meyer was arrested on charges of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace, according to Alachua County jail records, but the State Attorney’s Office had yet to make the formal charging decision. Police recommended charges of resisting arrest with violence, a felony, and disturbing the peace and interfering with school administrative functions, a misdemeanor.

University President J. Bernard Machen issued a statement Tuesday saying he requested the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate the arrest. Officials said it would determine whether the officers used an appropriate level of force.

Machen called the situation "regretful" in an afternoon news conference and said two officers involved in the incident were placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the probe.

"We’re absolutely committed to having a safe environment for our faculty and our students so that a free exchange of ideas can occur," Machen said.

Kerry speaks out
Kerry said Tuesday he regretted that a healthy discussion was interrupted and that he never had a dialogue end that way in 37 years of public appearances. He also said he hoped neither the student nor police were injured.

"Whatever happened, the police had a reason, had made their decision that there was something they needed to do. Then it’s a law enforcement issue, not mine," he told The Associated Press in Washington.

Meyer has his own Web site and it contains several "comedy" videos that he appears in. In one, he stands in a street with a sign that says "Harry Dies" after the latest Harry Potter book was released. In another, he acts like a drunk while trying to pick up a woman in a bar.

The site also has what is called a "disorganized diatribe" attributed to Meyer that criticizes the Iraq war, the news media for not covering the conflict enough and the American public for paying too much attention to celebrity news.

© 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

MSNBC

[Nickdfresh]

I agree it was handled poorly by police and there were enough there to drag him out without electrocuting him, but this guy is no innocent...

[Dan]

Damn,Just Saw This On T.V.

[Seshmeister]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh
[B][i]Police recommended charges of resisting arrest with violence,

Fucking hell.

More like resisting violent arrest...

[ELVIS]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine

I agree with you, but I'm telling you this guys was praying for this to happen

I tend to agree with that...

That resisting act went on way too long to not be on purpose...

I'm glad they hit that idiot with the taser...

[Warham]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh
Going Code Pink on us Warham?

No, some of those things actually apply to George W. Bush, except the tax part.

[Warham]

He shouldn't have been arrested, or tasered. They could have escorted him out without laying a hand on the guy.

[ULTRAMAN VH]

Maybe there was some grey area with this whole mess, but when a Officer of the law gives you a lawful order to stand down you better do it, or all bets are off. As for the posters on this forum who felt the attention whore should have been escorted out, it is quite obvious none of you have ever had to deal with someone resisting arrest. The shit disturber should have shut his mouth and moved on, he could have used several other options to get his points across, like say his own website. He intentionally wanted to make a scene and get attention. Well he got it and had his nuts hard boiled in the process.

[Warham]

And he'll get an out-of-court settlement after it's all said and done.

The school said it was 'regrettable' because they know they'll be under scrutiny by all the ACLU watchdogs now.

This kid might get the rest of his tuition paid off with this stunt.

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by Seshmeister
Fucking hell.

More like resisting violent arrest...

It already looks like the charges will be, if not dropped, be reduced...

But he wasn't exactly cooperating and was told to leave the mic. Both sides are at fault here, the kid's an ass and the cops were just dumb...

I think way too much is being made of this both in the media and here....

I think we need to focus on more critical freedom of speech issues like our mail being read (both electronic and snail) and our phone calls monitored...

[Warham]

"Don't Tase Me, Bro!"

[Warham]

Here's an interesting article about other tasings around the country recently. It seems to be a popular tool on college campuses.

http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2007/09/18/university_taser/

[LoungeMachine]

I'm going to ask Pojo to arm FL mods with Tasers...

Just might help around here