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Student tasered in Dem display of free speech

Posted 18 Sep 2007 in Democrats, hypocrisy, intolerance, liberals


Ah, the tolerance of Democrats. Don’t they usually try to portray themselves as the paragons of free speech and dissent?

Just don’t ask them any tough questions.

Police Taser student at Kerry speech
U.S. Sen. John Kerry’s speech at the University of Florida came to a dramatic close Monday, shortly after a vocal audience member was hauled off by police and shot with a Taser gun.

Toward the conclusion of Kerry’s UF forum, 21-year-old Andrew Meyer approached an open microphone at University Auditorium and demanded Kerry answer his questions. Meyer, a UF student in the College of Journalism and Communications, claimed that University Police Department officers had already threatened to arrest him, and then proceeded to question Kerry about why he didn’t contest the 2004 presidential election and why there had been no moves to impeach President Bush.

A minute or so into what became a combative diatribe, Meyer’s microphone was turned off and officers began trying to physically remove him from the auditorium. Meyer flailed his arms, yelling as police tried to restrain him.

He was then pushed to the ground by six officers, at which point Meyer yelled, “What have I done? What I have I done? Get away from me. Get off of me! What did I do? Help me! Help.”

Police threatened to use a Taser on Meyer if he did not “comply,” but he continued to resist being handcuffed. He was then Tased, which prompted him to scream and writhe in pain on the floor of the auditorium.

After the incident, Capt. Jeff Holcomb of the UPD said Meyer had been charged with disrupting a public event and placed in the Alachua County jail.

I realize that John Kerry himself didn’t taser the young man, but what do you think the New York Times would have to say if this was a speech by President Bush, and an outspoken activist was handcuffed and then tasered?
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UPDATE: Ace points out the double standard between security for conservative and liberal speakers.

More liberal mob hypocrisy skewered by Cinnamon Stillwell here.

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
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