Why aren't people outraged over the John Kerry Taser incident?

Question

First of all did they need police to stop someone from asking a question and second, was 5 cops not enough that they had to taser they guy? This is a ridiculous abuse of power and the public should be outraged that this happened.

Answer 1

I think Kerry should be held responsible and people should refuse to vote for any democrat til this is resolved

Answer 2

I for one am very outraged by this incident. The young man had very good questions, and statements. The reason he was tasered is because he was very knowledgeable of the issues. And Kerry is scared of the truth. Kerry is not and will never be the president. he is bitter. The cops had no right to even touch the man. he was in no way a violent threat. he had only a book in his hand. they cut his mic, and even that was unneeded but that's all they should have done. 5 cops wrestle this kid down to the ground, and Kerry just kept on talking like nothing was happening. They had him already handcuffed when they tasered him. which makes it police brutality and assault. The kid should sue not only the law enforcement office but also the Kerry office for standing by and letting it happen. I am a staunt republican and never liked Kerry but now i dispise him. If you have read this whole thing, you can see i for one am very outraged over this issue.

Answer 3

Have you really thought this through? Did you realize he used profanity in regards to a sex act. OK, may not mean anything to you or me, but you understand that when you use any type of profanity you are going to be asked to leave a public meeting.
The cops were actually way TOO complacent. I can assure you there are many many other incidents just like this where others in the crowd join in on one side or the other and things can get out of hand real quick. Then someone can get seriously hurt. I know you are real sure he is great guy, but the cops do not know that, they have no idea who he is. And did you realize that a US Senator was in the room? There are some real security issues to consider.
Also this guy has no right to inflict his opinions over everyone else in the group. The Q&A session was over. These type of public meetings have rules. Again what would be your rules? Anyone can say and do anything? I don't think that would really further public discourse.
That is what has me so surprised, any intellectual review of the facts would indicate that the loudest yeller or most agressive should not be able to control the public discussion. Would you let him go on for 5 minutes, 20 minutes, or just as long as he likes until the meeting is over?
As far as the taser, if he was so concerned over being tasered why did he keep resisting?
This whole thing was stunt, he wanted to get on the news, this guy has no history of any real activisim. It was a big self promotion. Trust me you will see him try to exploit this for financial gain.
Sorry you were duped.
There are plenty of case of police abuse, and you should seek those real cases out and become involved with organizations trying to solve that problem.

Answer 4

I'm outraged that it happened, but not particularly with the police's response. A reasonably housebroken American knows that this isn't 1968 anymore and that one just can't disrupt a forum without expecting consequences.

I saw it on television, too. The individual was little more than an "agent provocateur" using Kerry's venue for his own to showboat his political beliefs.

Now he's living it up. He's a "celebrity," I'm sure young women of a certain ilk are laying themselves at his feet and he's what used to be known as a "big man on campus."

Wait 20 years when he's married one of his new found groupies, has kids and a mortgage and is working for "the system" because he couldn't squeeze a successful writing career out of his flash-in-the-pan 15 minutes of fame.

File him under "Cindy Sheehan."

Answer 5

I'm outraged too, especially since Kerry was trying to say "I'd like to answer that....."
It's outrageous that legitimate questions cannot be asked by legitimate people of legitimate speakers on legitimate subjects, especially when that subject was a very possible illegitimate election. And this episode is not only ridiculous, it's downright OUTRAGEOUS!
What kind of power can accomplish all this??? Is this really about "Democrats" vs. "Republicans"? I'll leave that question open.....

Answer 6

First of all, it isn't John Kerry's fault. He was there to give a speech and answer questions, and the young man starts acting up. Now, Kerry was perfectly willing to give the guy some time and answer his questions. It's the rest of the students who wanted the kid to shut up, and the cops who were dragging him out of there.

And if it's true that the young man is a practical joker and the sort of rabble-rouser who pulls stunts like these, well, him getting tazed isn't going to garner much outrage.

Answer 7

I agree, if the police can't contain and control a student without resorting to this, then they need to be thinking about a new career.

They could have used humour and tact, it was only a student getting a bit stroppy, I would hate to see how they deal with people they really don't like.

It was pathetic, and they should all be ashamed of themselves.

Answer 8

Cops use force to restrain people and thats what they were doing, they were holding him down,etc. They were not whacking away on him. A taser is non lethal but very effective and causes no permanent damage. Our campus police demonstrated it to us and some students took hits from it during the demonstration. You recover quickly but when you are hit, there is no chance that you will be violent. Why do people want it to be like an old West fight where the Sheriff takes the guy down and beats the crap out of him all by himself? . So making an issue of the number of police is just hysteria for effect and its a meaningless point. Also, so many people think this guy was a left winger type and he was not, he was a far right winger and he was not just clearing his throat, ah hmmm, may I ask a question please as the image you suggest. He was trying ti disrupt the Senator's speech and Q&A period. And then all about the rights. Kerry was invited on campus to speak and people wanted to hear him. I would not walk down the hall to hear Kerry but he was invited there to speak and he is a US Senator so that was not unreasonable for people to want to hear him. What right is involved in one person trying to deprive everyone else their right to hear or the Senator's right to speak to citizenry. In history, Hitler's brown shirts in the early days of his push for power would go to public meetings and shout down Hitler's opposition and disrupt speeches so that people would not hear Hitler's opposition speak. I guess that is the right you are talking about, the right to keep people from having a public meeting. The guy has a website is highly political and went there to disrupt and get arrested so he could be hero to those who think rights are about depriving people of rights. Its wrong when students try to disrupt meetings when Secretary Rice or Rumsfeld would try to speak to the public and its wrong when someone does it Kerry. Those are rights that are important to all of us, the right to be a smart *** punk is much less important in the real world. Thats why no one is outraged. That no one is might be a clue that you are missing the point of the whole incident and response.

Answer 9

I'm outraged, but I wouldn't have heard about it if it wasn't for my boyfriend telling me. It didn't make the news or newspaper, and I haven't read it anywhere else, so I'm guessing the majority of the public doesn't know.

Answer 10

I am outraged about that so i am with u i hope u find some more answers about that sorry i can not help you that much but i hope what i said helped!!!!