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09-18-2007, 04:46 PM
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Uh, did you watch the video?
It was clear that he wasn't interested in asking a question at all, and was using the mic as his own podium. He was properly shut down, then removed when he made a scene. I have no problems with that - this isn't a "free speech" issue at all, really, and to portray it as such really smacks of being inflammatory or reactionist.
The only real issue should be whether the kid should have been hit with a taser - that's an issue of use of force, unrelated to speech at all. We don't have nearly enough information to determine whether the force was excessive - the video is heavily edited, gives no indication of whether he is struggling, and only shows that he was not subdued or cooperating at all . . . draw your own conclusions there, but don't act like this was Tiananmen Square or firehoses at Kent State. Jesus Christ.
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I agree. The kid was acting like a douche. Sadly, he's a journalism major. I guess this video will be his ticket to work for the NYT.
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09-18-2007, 05:23 PM
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Here is the least edited vid I could find on youtube.
Oddly enough the best background information I have found on this kid has been over on college humor.
“Don’t taze me bro!” What a douche…
Here’s a vid of the aftermath. Apparently the kid is worried that the cops are going to kill him.
/edit: added another vid
Last edited by Kevlar281; 09-18-2007 at 05:38 PM.
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09-18-2007, 06:21 PM
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But don't you think there would be at least as much if not more "stifling-of-free speech" spin had it been a Bush or Cheney event, whether they had requested he be removed or not?
Last edited by UGAalum94; 09-18-2007 at 08:20 PM.
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09-18-2007, 08:09 PM
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I think it's funny that he actually yelled "help!"
LMAO what a tool.
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09-18-2007, 10:27 PM
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I think it's funny that he actually yelled "help!"
LMAO what a tool.
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Right? I mean everyone knows that you’re supposed to yell fire when attempting to incite a riot. 
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09-18-2007, 10:38 PM
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Quote:
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But don't you think there would be at least as much if not more "stifling-of-free speech" spin had it been a Bush or Cheney event, whether they had requested he be removed or not?
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Well you need tickets to those, and "known liberals" aren't allowed in.
Not that they don't try. 
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