Student tasered for asking Kerry about Skull & Bones

[spoofy420]

I think the use of taser by the cops was very well justified. He was clearly instructed many times to step away from the mic. He refused to obey. It seemed like that initially the cops were escorting him out of the room but he refused at which point it makes sense for more than a few cops to handle his removal from the room.

Also, if you read the news, there have been many citings about the student having a history of making jokes etc.

In today's society we blame the cops for not doing the job whereas we are the ones who force new laws to forbid them from doing their jobs. I am not saying all the situations are same but at some point the cops have the right: 1) to defend themselves and 2) do their job.

[John Scott]

Originally Posted by spoofy420

I think the use of taser by the cops was very well justified. He was clearly instructed many times to step away from the mic. He refused to obey. It seemed like that initially the cops were escorting him out of the room but he refused at which point it makes sense for more than a few cops to handle his removal from the room.

Also, if you read the news, there have been many citings about the student having a history of making jokes etc.

In today's society we blame the cops for not doing the job whereas we are the ones who force new laws to forbid them from doing their jobs. I am not saying all the situations are same but at some point the cops have the right: 1) to defend themselves and 2) do their job.

This is exactly why I say that the kid does a disservice to the cause of all of those who fight police brutality. On the basis of this case alone, folks will be dismissing claims of police brutality as nonsense, just because this incident was clearly nonsense.