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Andrew Meyer and the Taser Heard Around the World
By Privacy Maven | September 19, 2007
By now there are countless opinions of the Andrew Meyer taser incident which took place a few days ago at the University of Florida, and which has been documented via numerous YouTube videos.
This video documents Andrew Meyer’s entire question and the police action which ensued.
Another video of the incident:
This video documents what occurred after the taser incident and has been edited:
Regardless of any observer’s opinion or perspective, and regardless of whether or not Andrew Meyer was a prankster or an aspiring media star, he had every right to ask a question in a public place during a public debate. A person who is long-winded or who dares to make mention of The Skull and Bones Society does not deserve to be brutalized by police officers. This dramatic and unfortunate curtailment of one individual’s freedom of speech is appalling. It brings to mind history, of not so long ago, of student protest and activism from the 1960s and 1970s, numerous clashes and confrontations with police which culminated in the tragic slaying of four Kent State students on May 4, 1970.
Let us hope that discussion of instant celebrity-making and media spectacle and pranksterism does not cloud the essential issue of freedom of speech.
Topics: Constitutional Rights, Physical Safety, Free Speech |