student tasered by police

land of the free?

http://video.nbc6.net/player/?id=157250

Pathetic violation of rights.

Thats insane o.O

Ayye tis an infamous vid.

Though I'm not sure what the kid's intentions were, whether it be to expose the truth or for local-recognition as a hero of some sort, he actually did do his research and did seem pretty passionate.

And the police had no right to encounter him, touch him, throw him on the floor and tase him. I mean c'mon, how many officers were there? 6?
Some of those officers were really big looking guys.

Tbh, that's pretty bad public for the man in question (guy running for president). I mean even if I thought the kid was being a dick, I would've told the police to stop harassing the guy. Maybe then people would feel as if he was more of a genuine guy than a guy who's escaping uncomfortable questions.

That was very unnecessary.

Seen it before.
That skull and bones cult still interests me.

Don't tase me bro!!

ouch.

Yeowch.

Seems to me like they tried to escort him off the premises. It was wrong but he shouldn't have resisted. He then tried to resist arrest so they tazered him. His own fault.

The guy was being a prick and generally just taking the piss. And I think it's safe to assume he had been for quite some time given how the audience were cheering when he was dragged away by the cops. He just shouldn't have resisted, really.

I agree he should have just stopped resisting, but to taser him was a bit extreme, there was afterall about 8 police, all should have been capable to at least get him in an arm lock. Credit due for saying 'Don't tase me bro' though, that was really funny lol

Umm rofl? The guy sat through a 2 hour speech and wanted 2 ask a few questions. Aren't you expected to answer questions at the end of the speech. I don't see why he was being removed off the premises anyway. They didn't even give a reason, so to tazer his ass was a bit extreme lol.

read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univers...Taser_incident

Yeah it was kind of wrong that they tried to escort him off...even the speaker was saying "let me answer his question"...but the security there or police or w/e continued to try to arrest him.
But at a certain point he should have realized that he needs to stop resisting, because nothing good would come out of it, ie tazer.

The cops over there are jokers honestly :P He was charged with inciting a riot. Last time I saw politicians debating they act in the exact same manor, if not worse. Don't see their ass getting tasered :P It's true he should have stopped resisiting. But I still cant see why he would get escorted away even at the question stage, fair enough half way through, but at the end? Big black security guy walking up was funny :P

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According to eyewitness and police reports, the widely circulated video of the confrontation captured on Meyer's camera was not the first interaction between police and Meyer at the event that day. According to reports, Meyer was in line for access to the microphone, when it was announced by former Ambassador Dennis Jett, a University of Florida political science instructor and the forum's moderator,[9] that one more question would be taken from the microphone on the right as seen from the stage. Meyer then grabbed the second microphone, on the left, which had been shut off, and loudly demanded he be allowed to ask a question. Meyer reportedly yelled, "Why don't you answer my questions, I have been waiting and listening to you speak in circles for the last two hours." "These officers are going to arrest me", "You will take my question because I have been listening to your crap for two hours".[10] When an officer intervened, attempted to cut Meyer off, and attempted to escort Meyer out of the hall, Meyer then broke away and continued to shout. Kerry then intervened and requested that Meyer be allowed to ask a question. Meyer was then brought back to the microphone with police officers on either side of him.[11]

Meyer then handed his camera to the woman who was standing in front of him in line (later identified as Clarissa Jessup) and requested that she record him. Kerry then finished answering a previous question, Meyer was then recognized by Kerry to ask a question.

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Yeah basically he was being a prick.

Again people are all too eager to give their opinion while they only know one side of the story. Meyer was being a dickhead and deserved to be Tazered(Is that even a word?).

Should have used a stun gun...that would have been 20 times cooler.

If he deserved it or not, which he did... With a person like John Kerry present, the police are going to be on edge anyways..

This is the ''Don't tase me bro'' right?
Or is this a new one?

ouchie

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Originally Posted by Genryu

This is the ''Don't tase me bro'' right?
Or is this a new one?

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This is the one, lol.
This is shocking :eek6:

Well, the police if not taser, keep doing crap and abuse rights where I live. People are pretty much used to it now.

Well, that's the thing about the "key" people in society, if you don't disturb them in the violation of your right, all will be just fine, but if you do, they'll just violate your right the hard way.

The infamous "Don't tase me bro" vid. Fucking disgusting. The police think they have the right to do whatever they fucking feel like. Hell even Kerry seemed to want to answer the question. Then again he also didn't do shit to stop the situation. Its a problem more with the police than the government in this case and it happens all the time. The police force is full of douchebags that simply want the power to have control over people.