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i do think this is interesting, as mixed and jazz have referred in some way, to the points made in lucifer's thread on the greenpeace incident. what message does this send? what message does it send that some of us condone the use of tasers to subdue a non-complying student at a political speech?

is it only police officers / security guards who have this right to tase for noncompliance? should parents be allowed to tase unruly kids, or school administrators tase students?

to answer your question cyn, and i guess it echo's jazz: i hold the police / security to a higher standard than i hold a student at a political rally. i expect the police to be smarter than this. i expect them to be better trained.

as for the responsibility of the non-compliant...when did the law become that we had to become compliant? what the fuck does that even mean? he wasn't breaking any laws, under what legal right was he removed and tased? trespassing? disorderly conduct? inciting a riot? i think these are the interesting questions, personally.

edit: just saw the bit on trespassing and so forth. that actually strikes me as odd...that a student at a university can be trespassing on school grounds, but i guess so. i still think he has the right to protest that removal, and that the appropriate response is not a taser in the ass.

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