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I couldn’t pass this one up. At a recent conference held at UF (University of Florida), a student asked “controversial” questions to Senator John Kerry and was detained and shot/hit with a Taser gun – even though you can hear Kerry in the video saying, “That’s alright, let me answer his question”. This kind of thing makes me sick – PLEASE read this news story in its entirety and then watch the YouTube video associated with it. This totalitarian government has got to be revolutionized. How can people sit back and let things like this happen? I know a lot of people are probably thinking, “just another liberal wanting attention”, but this is above and beyond the belief of just one ignorant bastard. This is a direct, despicable violation of the First Amendment and all applicable freedom-related laws. If you know anyone that would be interested in this e-mail, please do your country a favor and pass along this e-mail. For those of you that praise CNN and other such “entertainment news” channels, wake up and look at what’s really happening – correction: what’s already happened to this country. Stuff like this is getting more and more common; our “freedom”, or what’s left of it, is spiraling out of our grasp in front of our eyes. Welcome to the beginning of the "police state".
The student in question WAS allowed to exercise his Rights. I feel you don't understand what "Free Speech" is. It's not the Right to say anything at any time to anyone, no matter what. The charge was "Inciting to Riot"
He had the opportunity to ask his questions, and then he refused to leave. This constitutues a risk to a member of the government. I don't like Kerry, but he has the Right to be protected. Whether or not he was at risk is not the issue here
The student was making an unusual disturbance, and was asked to leave. He'd had his time, and refused to leave. When presented with an order to leave by LE, he chose not to. What's LE supposed to do? Bargain with the kid?
The student wanted to make a scene, and he got more than he bargained for. Inciting to riot sounds about right to me. He wanted to play this game, and he learned that he only knew about half the rules
It's his own fault
As an extreme example, try busting onto the floor of the Senate someday, to 'inform people' about whatever your political pet peeve is. You will be arrested. But not for trying to exert Free Speech