Police cleared in use of Taser on student

[razors edge]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21454383/


GAINESVILLE, Florida - University of Florida police were justified when they used a Taser against a student who refused to stop questioning Senator John Kerry at a campus event, according to a state investigation released Wednesday.

A 17-page executive summary of the 300-page Florida Department of Law Enforcement report was released by the University of Florida after some questioned the use of force against student Andrew Meyer.

The scuffle between Meyer and police started during the Sept. 17 speech when Meyer refused to leave the microphone after his allotted time was up, police said. The videotaped altercation and Meyer's cries of "Don't Tase me bro!" were played frequently on the Internet.



I'm shocked, well, so to speak.

[Hydra]

1. Surprised anyone? n/t

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

2. Amerika

It's only going to get worse under Clinton II. Better get used to it.

[Bluebear]

3. How shocking , no pun intended.

[SteppingRazor]

4. I hope this outrage will electrify civil libertarians. n/t

[bluestateguy]

5. The kid may have been an annoying little gadfly, but the cops behaved like thugs

We should not put people in jail just because they annoy us.

[cobalt1999]

6. The mistake the police made was falling for his "Brer Rabbit" "Don't taze me bro!"

The kid wanted to make a disruption and scene. The police gave him what he wanted.

[flordehinojos]

7. jackboots all around.