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I heard about it the next day from my brother-in-law who was there. He heard the commotion but didn't see anything. I should also point out that I think, as a Tennessee fan, that all Florida fans should be tased on general prinicple, especially after debacle on Saturday.
All joking aside, one of the negative things that I think that the civil rights movement started and that the general protesting community picked up on is a lack of civility. Yes, that is sometimes the only way to get your message across, but most non-violent forms of protest involve a lack of common courtesy. The whole point of many protests is to inconvenience as many people as possible. Perhaps that is the only way to get through to the masses, but it's irritating at times.
And yes people, I think that the civil rights movement produced things besides sunshine and rainbows.
That doesn't mean that it's not the right thing to do at times, and I've certainly been involved in some protests that inconvenienced people.
The kid was rude. Kerry's reaction (or lack thereof) is immaterial as far as I'm concerned. The moderators of the discussion did the right thing by shutting off the microphone. The police then overreacted, as I think many campus officers do. I expect that they will most likely be looking for other work when this sorts itself out since they are conceiveably guilty of a first amendment violation since they are state employees. That said, the kid was being an asshole and deserved to be escorted from the premises for being disruptive and rude.
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin
"There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush
"We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo
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