WHAT THE FUCK

America, the country of freedom, gods country... my ass.

Sometimes I wonder how the country can still be so controlled and fucked up, what happend to freedom of speech? Look at denmark and sweden, we like to draw, nobody tases us for that

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retarded... would you like to be arrested and tased for asking questions to somebody?

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he wasn't tased for asking questions. he was tased because he was resisting arrest. understood?

what arrest? he even asked "are you arresting me?" without getting an answer.

so... when they put the cuffs on him and lead him away, that was not an arrest?

in the us theyre supposed to give the reason that theyre arresting you for, as or before they detain you. once youre arrested theyre supposed to give you your miranda rights.

The woman did after she tried to calm him down the 100th time.
"inciting a riot"

when a cop puts his/her hands on you, youre being detained. no one said he was inciting a riot until minutes after he was tasered.

you can clearly see two officers grab him and force him away from the mic after it was cut off. officers should not touch a civilian or speak to them unless they have or are clearly going to break the law.

i live in the us, and i know what my police can and can't do.

if they plan on interrogating him, then yes, the miranda warning must be given. but i don't even know how you have determined that he did not get the warning; it might have been given away from the cameras.

your police can shoot you in the head, in broad daylight, in front of other citizens and get away with it.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pNQnqwxy9Vc

yeah, keep moving the goal posts

wtf... man that is scary...

its shocking, the bodylanguage of the guy wasnt aggressive at all, would you try to take a gun off a trained cop? i know i wudnt, he was obviously trying to reason with the corrupt bastard of a copper.

you have the right to remain fried!!

lol@america

lol idd

the student is a wuss, making lotsa noise and acting like a lil bitch when he faces the outcome.

cops are uncoordinated and stupid as in all countries so no problem with that.

fuck you

yeah, cause internet kids can take 10,000 volts to the chest and stay standing...

i have only heard of 40,000 volt or 50,000 volt tasers being used in the us.

Ten thousand, fifty thousand, a million...either way, they all really suck to be on the receiving end of.

yea, im sorry. i dont mean to be one of those douches that corrects you for every factual or grammatical mistake you make. i just want people to understand the severity of giving more power/capability to people who cant and wont properly use it, which is the case with tasers.
some more information about tasers: ive read that 70,000+ volts will burn the flesh near the spot where the probes shock you. the most common description of what its like to be tasered,that ive heard:'it feels like all of your muscles have been lit on fire.' ive read that using higher voltage,80,000+(from cattle prongs. basically, tasers meant for cows) will feel painless while youre being electrocuted, but you will feel horrible pain throughout your muscular system after youve been shocked and as your muscles begin to rest.

also, people with cardiovascular problems have a risk of dying when being tased.(theres a lot of people like this in america, due to poor nutritional habits) people with enlarged hearts have a very high risk of having cardiac arrest.

you call him a wuss? you probably wouldnt dare to even talk infront of a crow nerd.

fucking nazis.

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'Don't tase me bro! *scream*'

classic.

Tasing, it works. quite well so it seems.

Fist of all: Why doesn't he just ask his question? Instead he keeps talking and talking.
You can hear Kerry say he's going to answer the question (the one he managed to ask) and instead of sitting down, or whatever, that student just acts like an idiot by escalating the situation.
They even warned him about tasing him a minute before they did. It's his own fault. He deserved it.

Maybe removing was ok but using a taser was out of line. Seeing that several people have been killed by tasers.
And afair the police are supposed to use their tasers only in extreme situations. What? Were they afraid of a student who struggled but didn't try to hit someone or anything?

He didnt fucking deserve it man. Where is the harm in letting him get to finish the question. Politicians always manage to sneak their way out of tough questions. But this is fucking absurd.
If Kerry was a decent human being he would stop those cops and let the guy ask his question.
And why get so many cops to twist the guys arm and tase him, even though he didnt resist arrest or anything?
And Its obvious that he got upset when the cops grabbed him, he didnt do anything wrong, why the hell should they grab him?
You even hear students around him scream and stuff.

He didn't resist arrest? What else did he do? Dance?
He had a limited amount of time to ask his question. So, why didn't he just do so? They asked him politely, they even muted his mic when he didn't listen. What did he need? A cluepon?
And the other students applauded when he was pulled away from the mic (the only one screaming is that girl).

The only question here should be (as becks asked): Was the taser necessary?
On the one hand, they told him they will use it, if he doesn't calm down. He didn't calm down, they used the taser.
On the other hand, there were like 5 cops around him sort of nailing him to the ground, and they really shouldn't have a hard time handcuffing this one guy.

There's another video where you can see him outside (start at 1:20): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NWukZhsiBw
How many times did she tell him to calm down? Does he? Oh yeah, he sees the cameras and keeps blabbering his bullshit.
"I'm not gonna tell anything."
Does he really say "They're gonna try and kill me."?
What a douchebag.

Of course the taser was necessary, 5 cops surrounding a young boy is not enough. It's the Cop brutality to not only wrestle a guy to the ground but actually have 5 guys twisting the guys arm, and if possibly have a knee on the subjects neck, tase him and then chuckle later that "he was trying to resist arrest".

[...]that student just acts like an idiot by escalating the situation.
They even warned him about tasing him a minute before they did. It's his own fault. He deserved it.

So, you're telling me that if you're in a political discussion about a topic that's very important to you. You're waiting in the line to ask him 1, 2, hell maybe 10 questions. You're excited, loooking for answers. Now, in a political discussion it's essential to state your point of view before asking ... and while you're doing it, you GET MOTHERFUCKING REMOVED BY THE COPS, BECAUSE IT TAKES TO LONG ?

Then why doesn't he ask his questions? It didn't seem like he'd ever try to.
Other might want to.

his questions needed to be asked within context.. he explained the context of the question and then asked him why he didnt act on it...

i think that thats totally fair, you need context to be able to answer a question adequately...

he didnt take more than 1 minute to phrase his questions...

the very fact that the police officers involved were put on administrative leave stinks of damage control...

YES, the student may have been slightly obnoxious, but there is no doubt that arresting somebody for asking dodgy questions is totally ridiculous, especially when the person giving the talk in entirely open to the questions...

if these actions were to be santioned by a court, it would set a precedent that would appall ANYBODY with any notion of freedom.

well actually there are some hints that he overdid it intentionally.
He has a website where with videos of pranks starring himself. and apparently he had someone videotape his question.

But i agree on the rest.

theres no doubt hes a bit of a dick, but bein a dick doesnt warrant arrest especially when hes not disturbing the speaker or anybody else..

He could have just asked: "Back when <the context> did you ever consider <the question>?"
Instead he starts talking about a book, etc.

wow, and that warrants tasing.. :/

Did I say it does?

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Dird is on a flamebait spree \o/

yeah nice bad cop setup.

warned numerous times, asked to leave numerous times, didn't numerous times, he's done this before numerous times. was there to incite, not to ask a question or discuss, uncooperative and was asking to be 'man handled'. not protesting but inciting and like protesting about bush at a kerry/democratic party convention makes any sense at all.

and like it would be better in other countries including in the eu.

always thought kerry would make an awesome president btw.

Where did you read that?

I don't think that removing him was the real point but that they used a taser without needing to.

yeah sure, put the cops before a hearing, question taser guns and get rid of stupid arrest targets cops have to hit each month.

it's still a wet dream for the guy though, victim of the bush police state on the news. fuck off

yeah sure unneccessary violence as the solutioin to everything.

unnecessary? i didn't say tasering wasn't over the top. secondly, holding up the entire event with his rants and refusing to leave is provoked, he physically refused to leave, they physically made him, though probably excessively. i.e. you kick cheats from a server, if they refuse to leave.

he doesn't discuss the proceedings of impeaching bush, he calls him a bad man over and over. he didn't have a question, only a rhetorical question which really doesn't count in the grown up world.

the stupidity of both parties involved cancels each other out. policies eg. taser guns and presumably arrest targets. should be the issue, not the cops. but no, most including cnn paint the picture like it's purely police brutality when they only stepped slightly over the line.

o/c you didn't write unneccessary, I did.

Get it into your head Tasers are not Stun guns from Star Trek. There is lots of pain involved and there have been several cases of people dieing as a result of a Taser attack.
And yeah if a cop uses one excessively he should be questioned just as when they are beating someone up.

You sever analogy is really bad, in fact it would be.
If someone is continously spamming on a server and reconnects after a kick his connection should be fried.

And I never said he was just a victim of course he behaved like an idiot.

And you might wanna read the CNN article more carefully. Cause your interpretation is way off from what they actually wrote.

o/c you didn't write unneccessary, I did.
didn't notice, thanks for pointing that out.

Get it into your head Tasers are not Stun guns from Star Trek. There is lots of pain involved and there have been several cases of people dieing as a result of a Taser attack.
this relates to what i posted, how?

And yeah if a cop uses one excessively he should be questioned just as when they are beating someone up.
define excessively? because it's not a clear cut answer and i bet the cops followed the regulations and by the book, did nothing wrong, yet you and many others insist on going after the cops, not the policies.

You sever analogy is really bad, in fact it would be.
If someone is continously spamming on a server and reconnects after a kick his connection should be fried.
so you're saying he should get the electric chair? even better analogy.

And I never said he was just a victim of course he behaved like an idiot.
yet you said their actions were unnecessary, is dragging him across the floor unnecessary? is pinning him down and possibly hurting him or causing him breathing difficulties unnecessary? what do you do when he grabs something like he did?

And you might wanna read the CNN article more carefully. Cause your interpretation is way off from what they actually wrote.
exaggerated to make my point, but not way off, as the factual detail was limited. i wrote based on what i saw in the video.

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um, first of all I misread, I thought you wrote "was over the top" and not wasn't. Which probably explains the first two point.

I believe I remember reading that American cops have orders to use Tasers only if it is more or less the only chance to arrest someone or to prevent harm to themselves or others. (Read this in an article about ow Taser are used way more thas was originally intended)

And neither rules apply here. He was not harming anyone and the already had him.

Dragging him is necessary if he doesn't move voluntarily and pinning him down to cool him down and/or put on cuffs also makes sense.
Beating him with a stick on the other hand would be unneccessary.

What I would do if he grabs something is somewhat irrelevant because police officers are trained to handle such situations and have done so for years without tasers. And I'm sure the didn't beat people up in the process.

Let me rephrase the connection statement to: Send an electric shock down his line and see what happens.


You really should read their article if you want to comment on their views.

he asked his question is the end, the only reason it got out of hand was because the cops removed him... had he continued to act obnoxius (which admittedly he was kinda) then there would have been a case to remove him... ASKING CONTROVERSIAL QUESTIONS IS NO REASON TO ARREST...

kerry was about as shitty as Bush, he was even going back on his promises before Election Day (lol).

Don't get why they arrested him at all, but him acting like an idiot and struggling didn't help, looked like he was a bit crazy at the time anyway. I'm torn to be honest, I know tasering him was wrong but it was also hilarious and he deserved it for being such a bellend.

Struggling? Several of them grabbed him for no reason and tried to take his stuff. If someone grabbed me and started pulling me like that I would get upset too. Besides, I wouldnt call that struggling, he did not look like he tried very hard to get away, he didnt swing any punches, kick, or push anyone. He got like 90 seconds or so before they turned the mic off. In a civilized environment they could have gotten a single cop walk up to him and tell him to calm down or finish the question.

As for tasing I do not understand how you can think its hillarious. Tasers have in the past stopped people's breathing. But again why am I surprised. I've seen "Cops" on tv, most of them use excessive force anyways =)

This guy and cops should relax a bit, smoke some pot or have a drink of wine, and make babies.

I would have plussed you without the wine and pot.

Well thats what you can expect from resisting arrest, although the whole issue of being arrested doesn't make sense. Thats how the police are trained to handle in such situations.

In the Netherlands there also have been some xxx because a police dog took a bite in some hippies leg

Here's the new item on that: http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/26724/09a4ddd...zeist.html (01:00)

I dont put much faith in police training though. If its anything we've learned in sweden the past few years its that police officers are NOT trained to handle their job properly.
'We've had alot of fuzz in sweden the past few years about the police. Most notably in Gothenburg 2001 (where the police started shooting wildly, throwing stones at people, and deprived hundreds of people of their freedom, without them even doing anything). Also lately we've had cops shooting people (and killing), when for example the guy was alone and 15-20 meters or so away.

Although they didnt start shooting in the clip showed above, they were obviously too hard on the guy. Police officers has a very special status/position in our society, and if they abuse that or cant handle it properly, they need to be critisized for it, I think.

first thought:
yume miru kusuri - Aeka path ;_;

5? cops and one young lad resisting arrest. sounds like a quiet night around here. No need for a tasergun, fucking morons.

tasers are pretty harmless and they stop hurting instantly when you cut the current anyway, gee relax

look up 'taser' + 'death' in one sentence... something that has the POTENTIAL to kill people can hardly be considered harmless....

rofl.

milk can potentially be used to kill humans

Both sides have been pretty retarted in this situation.

It's a lose/lose situation, there are no winners.

hi jon

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzkd_m4ivmc

hi jon

shocking news

not going to fall for it.

a SHOCKING miscarriage of justice!

diaf. :|

Why are tasers not outlawed by now? It's been long known that it can cause cardiac arrest, and I don't know why pepper spray or even sedatives aren't used instead...

And about the video, I understand one or two cops restraining him for going way over the line with his questioning, but five? And the need to use tasers when a handful of cops have only one man pinned on the ground? Ridiculous.

everybody i showed this vid to was quite disgusted...

the fact that the guy is a bit of a dick is no reason to arrest especially when the person holding the talk is willing to take and answer his questions. Had kerry told him to STFU and he had still continued then there would have been a case but in this case there simply isnt.

you're an idiot?

go away.

i guess this shit is common in china huh?

would help if he was from china

isnt that a chinese flag??? looks like one to me at his res..

yes it is.

I saw this news on CNN in South Africa. I won't lie, i lol'ed

lmao@people oking this. go kill yourselves.

Hippi

Fasisti

ameríkani

WHAT THE FUCK FOR FUCK SAKE.
If i were that guy i woulda kill all those stupid bitch american cock suckers cops.


allah akbar

Of course he deserved it. Cops say you'll get tased if you continue then you'll get tased if you continue.

KINKY SHIT !

highly fucking irritated, the kid did nothing wrong other then get annoyed for being grabbed for doing nothing more then asking questions, rhetoric at that, and yes bush is a fucking cheating prick and power corrupts!