Political topic.. Florida student tasered at Kerry forum

bfoust · Post by **bfoust** » Tuesday Sep 18, 2007

I normally try and keep away from these political 'discussions', but this has me interested:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bVa6jn4rpE&NR=1

What are your views on this?

Was the kid right? Did he deserve to be arrested?

or

Was the kid being too aggressive? He obviously attempted to resist arrest by trying to stand up and flail his arms

I think he didn't need to be arrested the first time, but the cops then did their job to try and keep the peace after he keeps being annoying. The taser, however, was definitely not needed as four cops should have been able to handle him.

whitedevilone · Post by **whitedevilone** » Tuesday Sep 18, 2007

Funny how lifelong protester Kerry did nothing.Just stood there with that stupid everpresent look on his face.What a reactor!What a leader!!I thought it was funny shit.

RobTheDrummer · Post by **RobTheDrummer** » Tuesday Sep 18, 2007

Yea, Kerry should have told the cops to let him go.

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Tuesday Sep 18, 2007

They should have shot him.
Clearly a Terrorist.

Thats what happens when your police force is made of Pussy wannabe tough guys.

whitedevilone · Post by **whitedevilone** » Tuesday Sep 18, 2007

the dude made no sense.he's a kerry supporter there to take old johnboy to task for all the things he didn't do or hasn't done.hell he's lucky he just got bolted.he could have died of old age!!

Hawk · Post by **Hawk** » Tuesday Sep 18, 2007

It sucks ! The police over reacted !

I did hear Kerry say something like "Let me answer the question". Someone with authority (Kerry) should have said "Stop, Let the kid finish".

Before that video on the link starts, The fellow had already talked a few minutes. He was already ask to wrap it up before that video starts.

The police behind him keep looking to their left, Perhaps to someone with
authority. It's obvious some said , "now, escort him out now", and the police over reacted.

I also heard the kid has a history of controversy. He stood on a corner with a large sign announcing Harry Potter died, the day the last book came out. Fooling people into thinking he new the ending. Perhaps the police were expecting trouble from him. But they jumped the (taser) gun.

Is freedom of speech becoming a revocable privilege instead of a right ?

metalchurch · Post by **metalchurch** » Tuesday Sep 18, 2007

I agree, Bill.

The police were acting cowardly in that situation. And it should've really only taken one Officer to secure the 'situation' anyway.
They blatantly overreacted.

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Tuesday Sep 18, 2007

I'd let you taser me on national TV. The kid just went from weird nobody to political martyr. I bet he has "representation" in Hollywood before the weekend gets here. Talk shows next week!
I love America.

----->JMS

Baceman Spiff · Post by **Baceman Spiff** » Tuesday Sep 18, 2007

Hawk wrote: I did hear Kerry say something like "Let me answer the question". Someone with authority (Kerry) should have said "Stop, Let the kid finish".

Kerry wanted to yell stop, but he was waiting for U.N. aproval.

Now I cant wait to get my hands on a "DONT TAZE ME BRO!" T-shirt.

whitedevilone · Post by **whitedevilone** » Tuesday Sep 18, 2007

Now that IS funny shit Bassman!!

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Tuesday Sep 18, 2007

Baceman Spiff wrote:
Hawk wrote: I did hear Kerry say something like "Let me answer the question". Someone with authority (Kerry) should have said "Stop, Let the kid finish".
Kerry wanted to yell stop, but he was waiting for U.N. aproval.

Now I cant wait to get my hands on a "DONT TAZE ME BRO!" T-shirt.

I nominate this as one of the funniest posts of the year.

Waiting for UN approval. That there is funny.

Hawk · Post by **Hawk** » Tuesday Sep 18, 2007

Gotta say, that is funny.

Hawk · Post by **Hawk** » Tuesday Sep 18, 2007

Jay Leno. "That's the first time anyone was ever electrified at a Kerry speech".

metalchurch · Post by **metalchurch** » Wednesday Sep 19, 2007

That's funny Don, I laughed when he said that on there, and when he said in a whimpering voice 'what did I do?' and 'I didn't do anything'.

'Don't taze me Bro'!
haha

MatchstikDrummer · Post by **MatchstikDrummer** » Wednesday Sep 19, 2007

He, desered every bit of it......just because we have rights to free speech and are allowed to protest, it still doesn't give us the right to disobey authorities...they stated long before tasing him that if he didn't stop resisting he'd be tased...the person who tased had every right to escalate to that level of force. What you may not have thought about is that if an officer had gotten hurt in that incident that man would've been charged with some form of assult, the officer would have possible been off of work for a while to recover....what's worse...a few minutes of discomfort for a man who became combative or hundreds or thousands of dollars in medical bills for the officers employers and paid time off....All a taser does is make you extremely uncomfortable and leave a few marks where the contacts meet the skin...no excessive force was used in this incident.

J Michaels · Post by **J Michaels** » Wednesday Sep 19, 2007

I'm normally one to cite Fox News, but...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297287,00.html

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Friday Sep 21, 2007

Baceman Spiff wrote: Now I cant wait to get my hands on a "DONT TAZE ME BRO!" T-shirt.

Don: Sharp business mind that can see future marketing trends, or Nostradamus of our modern era? You decide.

http://www.cafepress.com/bobmccarty/3696793

metalchurch · Post by **metalchurch** » Friday Sep 21, 2007

Damn that's funny!
I can't really go with either of those.
Don you are the man, but I'm gonna have to call it as a Drug Induced Lucky Guess.

LOL Just kidding NostraDONus