Protestor Tased For Questioning Kerry »
Posted By MikeWarner 1 year, 9 months ago in NewsVideos of the Monday night incident show officers pulling Meyer away from the microphone after he asks Kerry about impeaching President Bush and whether he and Bush were both members of the secret society Skull and Bones at Yale University....
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Mr-opinion1 year, 9 months ago
I am curious how Kerry lost credibility, Kerry requested that the man be permitted to stay to allow Kerry to answer, but since the man woudn't even have listened as he was too buisy ranting - independent security stepped in and removed him according to policy regardless of Kerry ....
so please explain where Kerry lost his credibility
( assuming he had any, I am not a Kerry fan, I am however a Bush hater ....... can I get Micky Mouse in office please - heck with these clowns running I don't know king Tut might be better)
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SlapALib1 year, 9 months ago
If you listen closely, the conversation just before the tasing between the cops is interesting.
Meyer: "Dude, don't tase me!!!"
Taser Cop: "Hmm, I think he's trying to use reverse psychology on me."
Cop #2: "Hey, it's to protect AND SERVE"
Taser Cop: "Can't argue with that."
Meyer: "AAAAHHHHHHH!!!"
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ETproductions1 year, 9 months ago
Kerry asked several times that the young man be left alone and attempted to answer his many questions.
I've watched the video multiple times now. I believe the campus police dealt with a disruptive protester in a reasonable fashion.
There was an established time limit for each questioner. This guy just kept ranting on and on after his time was up. He was disruptive, shouting, waving his arms about. The campus police asked him to step away from the mic. He refused. They turned the mic off, and he flew into a real rage. At that point, some 6 officers moved in and informed him he would have to leave the room. He refused and commenced to struggle with the officers. He was head and shoulders taller than any of them.
At some point, they got a handcuff on one of his arms, but he broke free with it and began to flail it around as a weapon. If they allowed that to go on, someone was going to get seriously hurt. He planned a disruption and an arrest. He got it.
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tehranchik1 year, 9 months ago
The voice of reason. I watched it too. Although I felt uncomfortable with the way the whole thing was handled and I hated that the audience clapped while the guy was dragged and dropped. And none of it had anything to do with Kerry.
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Bkumm1 year, 9 months ago
As for the established time limit, that is not the case. There was no time limit according to one of the people that was there. Meyer was the last questioner and the question and answer session was already at an end when Kerry agreed to answer Meyer's question. I think that is where the time limit thing is coming in.
They didn't "inform him" either. They put their hands on him at once. Watch the video.
Now, I'm not necessarily defending this jag off, he was looking for trouble and he found it. But, I do think the police completely over reacted.
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scott42611 year, 9 months ago
OK, ET.
I gave you a plus. I agree with you 99% of the time. But Kerry handled this all wrong.
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SlapALib1 year, 9 months ago
We need a policy like this at the Presidential debates.
Not that any of them are going over time much, but one of them needs to show some real leadership and go way over time to make a point.
And then they get tased for it.
Basically, I'm just saying I want to see a candidate get Tased For America.
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doppich1 year, 9 months ago
Or...taze them when they speak for their alloted time without ever answering the question. But then Bush would still be quivering from the 2000 debates.
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SlapALib1 year, 9 months ago
If a Presidential candidate can't take a tasing for America, how can they stand up to Al Qaeda?
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DarkWizard1 year, 9 months ago
I've been trying to find the video to watch so I can judge this for myself. It's hard to believe that this incident was taser worthy.
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Mr-opinion1 year, 9 months ago
Good questions - maybe, important questions - propably not, excesive force - maybe, following the rules (of engagement) Myers - no, security as far as I can tell yes.
Time unfortunatelly is the controling protocoll for fairness to all in these situations, and that applies to all, public, candidates, press and in government 'discussions' from the local town council to the congress ----- yes they usually don't get tassered - they also usually don't have a cow when the microphone goes silent.
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not2needy1 year, 9 months ago
I guess "We the People" aren't allowed to question our politicians anymore!
What's next? Is it going to get to the point that we are expected to bow on our knees in front of them?
While i agree that kid was being rather difficult, did it really warrant him being tased?
After Cheney had the man arrested who said something to him, it makes people leery of even making eye contact with politicians in America today.
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elll1 year, 9 months ago
I saw a few different angles of this "incident" (after my previous post) and honestly don't feel that this guy is some innocent college student.
He was put there as someone to disrupt things and not to simply ask a question.
I'm not saying he deserves what he got, but if you watch the scenes from outside the auditorium, this kid was acting like an idiot.
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elll1 year, 9 months ago
You could see the person behind this kid give the "cut" motion across his throat ...as in "cut this guy off" and the guy that made this motion was in a SUIT, most likely a John Kerry rep. HE called in the officers, the officers didn't make that decision on their own.
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agentX1 year, 9 months ago
I saw the video. Yeah the guy was rude and slightly disruptive but Kerry was answering his questions the best he could.
I heard from a person there that there was a line and he cut in front of it and passed his camera to someone in line to record his 'conversation' with the Senator.
His movements were odd but the police could have just waited it out.
They could have just dragged him outside and told him not to come back until the event was over.
Tasering him was over the line. Of course, he could have avoided that had he not flailed about like that. He could have just walked outside and discussed the matter with officers right there or complained later.
From all that screaming maybe they did taser him in the ballz. Hell if I got hit there I would have screamed.
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