Student Tasered at Kerry Forum - Page 2

innerSpaceman · 09-18-2007, 08:29 PM

Would it have been Kerry's fault if the guy were being beaten with batons and didn't make a move to stop it? How about dragged to a tree and hung? At what point in policeforce authority violently overstepping its bounds on a Senator's behalf does that United States Senator intervene with his supreme, if not legal, authority?

blueerica · 09-18-2007, 08:53 PM

Hrmmm... I never figured it as being Kerry's fault at all. In fact, I felt (based solely on the article I linked) that he handled it about as well as anyone could have expected him to. I don't think he (Kerry) would have expected the taser.

I probably should have made less focus on it being a Kerry rally and more on how it seems the taser is coming out with greater frequency.

scaeagles · 09-18-2007, 09:01 PM

I don't know how to answer that question, ISM.

I suppose I believe the police overstepping reasonable force limits as the responsibility of the police, not the person on stage speaking. Of course there will come a point when any responsible person in the crowd as well as on the stage or in Kerry's personal entourage should step forward. The fact that it was Kerry speaking does not makle him any more responsible then anyone else, though I do admit he probably had more ability (thought not authority) to have them stop.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-18-2007, 09:12 PM

In other tasing news: OC Sharrifs taser 15 year old autistic kid (how's that for a sensationalist headline)

Betty · 09-19-2007, 05:08 PM

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In other tasing news: OC Sharrifs taser 15 year old autistic kid (how's that for a sensationalist headline)

WTF is up with that? Either part of the story is missing or the police are just totally bonkers. Someone runs through traffic - so when they catch up to him they tase him. You mean they couldn't subdue a 15 year old any other way? Sheesh - I've seen old man cops on "Cops" tackle a guy and bring him down - why the need for a taser at all? Even if the guy wasn't Autistic. You think he was exceptionally large and strong or something?

The whole thing just makes me mad! Should be out trying the find the kid.

As a plus - I liked the note about him trying to find his way home by reading the bus stops.

Wonder how he slipped away... was it on purpose? Did someone accidently release him? Or purposely?

Alex · 09-18-2007, 09:21 PM

Per Kerry's statement (no idea if it is true) he was unaware that a taser had been used until later and that while he had started to address the student's questions he also had no idea at the time what other confrontations the student may have had with police prior to making the ruckus.

If true, then all Kerry was aware of was the police forcibly removing someone trying to disrupt things and he had no idea what the situation was.

CoasterMatt · 09-19-2007, 06:48 PM

Wow, how does a chicken taser work?

Tref · 09-19-2007, 10:52 PM

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Wow, how does a chicken taser work?

Forget about how a chicken taser works -- how does it taste?

blueerica · 09-19-2007, 10:57 PM

Like bacon.

AllyOops! · 09-20-2007, 09:37 AM

People I want to taser:

*O.J. Simpson
*Everybody in traffic when I'm in traffic
*Michael Vick
*People that yap on their cell phones in the movie theater during the film.
*O.J Simpson. Did I mention him?
*O.J Simpson "supporters" that have nothing better to do then stand outside the courtroom and still chant to anybody that will listen about the "glove not fitting" even though this is an entirely different case. Tacky bastards.

I need coffee.

09-18-2007, 08:29 PM	#1
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blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Hrmmm... I never figured it as being Kerry's fault at all. In fact, I felt (based solely on the article I linked) that he handled it about as well as anyone could have expected him to. I don't think he (Kerry) would have expected the taser. I probably should have made less focus on it being a Kerry rally and more on how it seems the taser is coming out with greater frequency. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I don't know how to answer that question, ISM. I suppose I believe the police overstepping reasonable force limits as the responsibility of the police, not the person on stage speaking. Of course there will come a point when any responsible person in the crowd as well as on the stage or in Kerry's personal entourage should step forward. The fact that it was Kerry speaking does not makle him any more responsible then anyone else, though I do admit he probably had more ability (thought not authority) to have them stop.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	In other tasing news: OC Sharrifs taser 15 year old autistic kid (how's that for a sensationalist headline) __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Per Kerry's statement (no idea if it is true) he was unaware that a taser had been used until later and that while he had started to address the student's questions he also had no idea at the time what other confrontations the student may have had with police prior to making the ruckus. If true, then all Kerry was aware of was the police forcibly removing someone trying to disrupt things and he had no idea what the situation was.
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blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Like bacon. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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AllyOops! It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Introspection Intersection Posts: 1,207	People I want to taser: O.J. Simpson Everybody in traffic when I'm in traffic Michael Vick People that yap on their cell phones in the movie theater during the film. O.J Simpson. Did I mention him? O.J Simpson "supporters" that have nothing better to do then stand outside the courtroom and still chant to anybody that will listen about the "glove not fitting" even though this is an entirely different case. Tacky bastards. I need coffee.
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