2007-09-19 17:25:56 · 7 answers · asked by endgame1915 3 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
What it looks like to me is that the young man was asked to wrap it up although it didn't look like he had used his two minutes but I'm not sure. He refused and was trying to be annoying. . .He was doing a good job of that but when they escorted him away, don't we all know that you don't use bad language and you don't tussle or you lose with the police-even the campus police. I did have the feeling that there were quite enought campus police to have subdued him without the taser. It seemed like he had stopped struggling and begged them to not taser him. At that point, he was not struggling but I think one of the police got overloaded with his little taser gun and was in the back where he or she thought it was safe to stick him for giving them a hassle. I think the campus police were absolutely wrong and too much force was used. Yep, it's lawyer time again. The fact that he has federal charges against him is ridiculous. Thank goodness for videos.
2007-09-19 17:39:50 · answer #1 · answered by towanda 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
He was a known prankster and had a history of pissing people off. He was acting like a dumbass in his questions and respect for a Senator (eh, even Kerry) and was way out of line, and whether he planned it or not, turned this into a political sh!t-storm about Freedom of Speech. He wasn't arrested or tazed for his questions, he was tazed when he resisted arrest, whether he agreed with the reason or not. In retrospect, it's a crazy event nonetheless. All of this has made him a YouTube celebrity, which I'm sure is a goal of his, while it gives more "ammo" and spawns more radical filth talk, references to facism, nazism, anti-government, blah blah. Yawn. Eventually this will go away.
2007-09-20 00:51:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The taser was unnecessary. That was just another incidence of out-of-control police forces. It was an example of ignorant people given way too much power. The police believe that they have tacit permission to riot, steal, plant evidence, and murder--especially now that there's the Bush administration and its Patriot Act. I just want someone to wake us all up and say we had a 7 yr. nightmare, but it's all over.
2007-09-20 02:22:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It was either that or get beat silly - I'd take the shock. The guy butts in cutting off another question then refuses a lawful order. He got what he deserved. Now, for all my distaste for Mr Edwards, this was amateur play compared to the professional hecklers often sent by both parties and he handled himself quite well (THAT was eaaaaseeee!).
2007-09-20 01:52:32 · answer #4 · answered by Caninelegion 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think he planned the whole thing to make a spectacle of himself. He didn't plan to be tasered but that's what happens when you act like a jerk.
2007-09-20 00:43:52 · answer #5 · answered by doglover 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i hold Andrew Meyer responsible for his actions
he shouldnt have interrupted
and not to forget he was getting physically violent with the law
so i think it was fair to tase/arrest him for his actions otherwise he might have brought more trouble
2007-09-20 02:01:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
My jury is out deliberating this one. It seemed excessive but he egged them on.
2007-09-20 00:37:39 · answer #7 · answered by sweetmommy 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋