anyone see the kid from the john kerry event yet?

[thesightless]

DONT TASE ME, BRO DONT TASE ME


OOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

now that was histerical. someone get the video up plz. the sound of the tazer going off right as he is begging them not to hit him with it.... wow. comic gold.

[Homskillet]

Re: anyone see the kid from the john kerry event yet?

For your viewing pleasure...

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=657_1190085332

[tiddles]

Re: anyone see the kid from the john kerry event yet?

that's ridiculous. 5 cops can't handle a fucking kid?

[Garrick]

Re: anyone see the kid from the john kerry event yet?

i thought it was bullshit. abuse of power from the police, imo.

[thesightless]

Re: anyone see the kid from the john kerry event yet?

i thought it was bullshit. abuse of power from the police, imo.

spot on.

can you say lawsuit?

still.. funny as all hell.

[Huggie Smiles]

Re: anyone see the kid from the john kerry event yet?

heavy handed indeed!
But the oooooowwwwwww was hysterical.

[Miroslav]

Re: anyone see the kid from the john kerry event yet?

the best part is while they're fighting with the guy and tasing him right there in the aisle you can hear Kerry keep droning on over the PA in the background

i thought it was bullshit. abuse of power from the police, imo.

I disagree. Every time something like this happens I always hear this chorus of "hey the MAN'S trying to get him down! Fight the power!" Actually, police were justified in what they did and the kid had it coming.

It's so cute when these college age morons think that they're Paul Revere or something and that the Constitution makes them invincible. Maybe homeboy should get out of the bong haze long enough to learn that:

1. The First Amendment ONLY says "CONGRESS shall make no law" abridging your freedom of speech, NOT that you can unilaterally take control of a public or private forum and subject people to any form of inappropriate personal behavior or speech without censure.

2. "Police harrassment" does NOT constitute forcibly resisting arrest for several minutes. When the police have made the choice to exercise restraint on you, it doesn't matter what the issue at hand is and how you feel about your justification. Police have the duty and right to get physical with you at that point if you fight them. Unless you want that to happen, you shut the fuck up and walk out quietly.

that's ridiculous. 5 cops can't handle a fucking kid?

Yes, it does take 5 cops to subdue a fucking kid when the kid is forcibly resisting arrest and they're trying to contain him in as much of a restrained manner as they can so that neither you nor anyone else nor the kid himself really gets harmed. Keep in mind that when the cops start, they don't know how much this little pissant is going to resist them anyways. It would be easy for a big cop to come and clock the fucker and drag him out, but the cops aren't that stupid - they know that every single thing they do will be scrutinized to the extreme and have potential personal legal consequences.

[Mr.Big]

Re: anyone see the kid from the john kerry event yet?

I had assholes like that guy. Ok i know when people go to college they get alot of freedom of speech but that guy just liked the sound of his own voice. Its clear Kerry was'nt going to entertain him.

Its a natural reaction to resist when someone is grabbing you but he was'nt intoxicated and he could have left quietly.

Owwwwwww owwwwwww.. fuck him i say lol.

[rainman]

Re: anyone see the kid from the john kerry event yet?

bleeding hysterical. funny how shit like this plays out. did this kid have a point, possibly; however what he needs to understand is karma, not politics. he tried to make an ass of someone, that is of greater social stature than he, and ended up looking like an ass as an end result. got what what he deserved in my opinion.

[unkownartist]

Re: anyone see the kid from the john kerry event yet?

[runningman]

Re: anyone see the kid from the john kerry event yet?

Freedom of Speech??

All he did was ask a question..
He should be able to taser all of the police that arrested him..

[Steve Graham]

Re: anyone see the kid from the john kerry event yet?

^^^ i agree.. it was a bit over board. so the KID was asking a question, who cares.. humour him and move on. Youre a big politician, if you cant handle a college student, how are you supposed ot handle a fucking country.
A group of ego driven "campus cops" looking to get their 15 minutes. Ridiculous

[Miroslav]

Re: anyone see the kid from the john kerry event yet?

Freedom of Speech??

All he did was ask a question..
He should be able to taser all of the police that arrested him..

OK I can't resist...

Said it before and will say it again: "Freedom of Speech" doesn't mean you can say or act in whatever you want in any public or private setting without consequence. That is perhaps the biggest misnomer of the average poorly informed American citizen.

The guy wasn't there to "just ask a question". He was there to be an obnoxious douche and start some shit. Cops and tasing aside, his behavior was inappropriate and embarrassing.

Second, what the guy said to Kerry and what then happened when he struggled with police are two separate events. It's like when you're driving and a highway patrol officer gets behind you, turns on the lights, and requests that you pull over. It doesn't matter at that point if they were right or wrong or how you feel about it - there are other forums for dealing with that subsequently. It's your responsibility to comply with the officer and pull over RIGHT THEN. If you keep going, then you've got a whole other violation on your hands, irrespective of the original reason the cop originally tried to pull you over.

Same thing here. Kid didn't comply with the officers and clearly fought them even up to the point where they're trying to put handcuffs on him - you can see him even when he's down on the ground trying to separate his hands and yelling for the cops to get off him. It was his responsibility to comply, he didn't, they got physical on him.

If I was a cop and he fought me while I was trying to arrest him, I'd tase his dumb ass too.

You can see more of his idiot antics here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NWukZhsiBw

[shosh]

Re: anyone see the kid from the john kerry event yet?

kerry can actually be heard saying that he wants to answer the damn question. freedom of speech or not, the guy wasnt a threat to the cops. the guy was already under control and they had him subdued when he was tasered so it was excessive use of force imo

[Homskillet]

Re: anyone see the kid from the john kerry event yet?

OK I can't resist...

Said it before and will say it again: "Freedom of Speech" doesn't mean you can say or act in whatever you want in any public or private setting without consequence. That is perhaps the biggest misnomer of the average poorly informed American citizen.

The guy wasn't there to "just ask a question". He was there to be an obnoxious douche and start some shit. Cops and tasing aside, his behavior was inappropriate and embarrassing.

Second, what the guy said to Kerry and what then happened when he struggled with police are two separate events. It's like when you're driving and a highway patrol officer gets behind you, turns on the lights, and requests that you pull over. It doesn't matter at that point if they were right or wrong or how you feel about it - there are other forums for dealing with that subsequently. It's your responsibility to comply with the officer and pull over RIGHT THEN. If you keep going, then you've got a whole other violation on your hands, irrespective of the original reason the cop originally tried to pull you over.

Same thing here. Kid didn't comply with the officers and clearly fought them even up to the point where they're trying to put handcuffs on him - you can see him even when he's down on the ground trying to separate his hands and yelling for the cops to get off him. It was his responsibility to comply, he didn't, they got physical on him.

If I was a cop and he fought me while I was trying to arrest him, I'd tase his dumb ass too.

I agree completely.

kerry can actually be heard saying that he wants to answer the damn question. freedom of speech or not, the guy wasnt a threat to the cops. the guy was already under control and they had him subdued when he was tasered so it was excessive use of force imo

Excessive force...?

They tried to walk him out of there... he resisted.

They tried to cuff him... he resisted

IMO they had every right to taze him. They deal with idiots, every day. I'm not saying this guy's an idiot but I'd be sick of dealing with people like this too.

Sure he has a right to answer a question, however, ask it appropriately. He was obviously trying to make a scene regardless if he had a great question to ask.

Besides, it even says above the video, that he stole the mic.

He knew he had it coming way before they even grabbed him.