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- The entire incident captured on video on several cameras
- Meyer, 21, asked Kerry why he did not contest the 2004 presidential election
- Meyer asked why there had been no moves to impeach Bush and about Kerry's membership of the Yale secret society Skull and Bones
- Faces two charges: resisting an officer with violence and disrupting a school assembly (sic)
- John Kerry issued the following statement: In 37 years of public appearances, through wars, protests and highly emotional events, I have never had a dialogue end this way. I believe I could have handled the situation without interruption, but again I do not know what warnings or other exchanges transpired between the young man and the police prior to his barging to the front of the line and their intervention. I asked the police to allow me to answer the question and was in the process of answering him when he was taken into custody. I
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A student, Andrew Meyer, 21, attending a speech by John Kerry at the University of Florida was tasered by police after he asked awkward questions and protested about being hauled away.
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Student Tasered at Kerry Speech Questions
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Was Jack Covers invention the Taser a good thing for law enforcement or not? 3 AnswersI think the invention of the taser was a good thing for overall security, however local authorities should not be allowed to carry and use a potentially lethal ... read more -
OPEN THREAD: Tasered mom Audra Harmon 7 AnswersLet me start with an understatement by saying that I think the police officer could have handled things better. This officer should be punished, reprimanded or ... read more -
Is there a secret motive behind the Obama School Speech? 9 Answers*sigh* If people are going to have off the wall theories about why Obama is talking to kids I wish they would have interesting off the wall theories. Ex. Obama... read more
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