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Quote by: xyzer  I picture this type violent resistence to authority as potentially dangerous to those involved and to bystanders. |
Oh yeah, such "violence", and of course, no one should ever resist "authority".
I know the cops have minimum physical standards that have to be met before before joining the force, it's too bad they also don't have minimum IQ standards as well. These cops did exactly what the kid wanted them to do, and they did it on video in front of the whole world. In addition to making themselves look like nazi storm troopers, they made Kerry look like either a weakling for not stopping them, or a typical politician trying to avoid embarrassing questions. They had the crowd on their side, until the taser was used. All the cops had to do was turn off the mike, let him rant for a few minutes, them escort him out, by limited force if necessary. I think 4 or 5 of them could have handled that without using a taser. Protesters and the like are present at all similar meetings these days, usually the only publicity they get is to being escorted out. This kid scored big, all his questions have been aired on national TV, he made kerry and the cops look bad, and he got all the attention he originally wanted. Being tasered while on the ground under control will make any prosecution difficult if not impossible, so I doubt that he'll ever be charged with anything, or he'll get minimum sentencing if he is. All his objectives were met, at the total cost of a taser shot. Gotta admire that.