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Originally Posted by AlexMack
While this is true, it pissed me off that Kerry's standing there saying "let him go, everyone calm down, I'd like to answer his questions," while they're dragging his ass outside for unknown reasons. Inciting a riot? Right. Yeah he's a douchey 21 year old but come on, I can't see the need for handcuffs and a taser when Kerry's standing on the stage willing to talk with this guy.
That other student taser video-I could see a reason for the eventual taser, but this one is just...ugh. If Kerry's willing to enter into discourse with the kid, I hardly see it as inciting a riot.
Of course that girl screeching in the background didn't help but I kind of felt the need to yell 'you guys are pigs' myself. Seriously, can't two big burly cops do the job? Did they need 5?
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Sometimes they hit the taser to protect the kid from himself - if they're physically struggling, they can get much more seriously hurt than by being passive, and it's clear he was not cooperating.
Seriously, I'm not defending the campus cops - there were likely other methods they could have used, and we know almost nothing of the situation at all because even the best videos are pretty crappy - but yeah, there's a lot more going on here than a simple "yes/no" determination.
I think Kerry inadvertently made it worse by trying to be some sort of nice guy about it - the kid was making a scene, and while I'm glad Kerry wanted to answer about his time in the Skull & Bones, it's pretty superfluous and sort of dick to the rest of the crowd. This was pretty obviously calculated by Mr. Meyer, and I'm surprised Kerry's reaction was to diffuse it by prolonging the interaction.