The police and the Taser ‘win.’ A report has been released: Two University of Florida police officers who Tasered a student at a recent political forum were justified in their actions, according to a report released Wednesday by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Andrew Meyer, a 21-year-old UF student, was pinned to the ground [...]
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Probe Clears UF Police in Andrew Meyer ‘Don’t Tase Me Bro’ Taser Incident
October 25th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Free Speech, Physical Safety
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Smithsonian, Boston, and Other Major Libraries Say No to Google
October 22nd, 2007 · No Comments · Free Speech, Intellectual Property
The New York Times reports today that several major libraries are saying no to Google: Several major research libraries have rebuffed offers from Google and Microsoft to scan their books into computer databases, saying they are put off by restrictions these companies want to place on the new digital collections. The research libraries, including a [...]
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Andrew Meyer and the Tasering of Civility and Constitutionality
September 20th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Constitutional Rights, Free Speech, Physical Safety
The tasering of Andrew Meyer at the University of Florida continues to generate commentary and reactions worldwide. On YouTube we can watch countless videos, including this protest rally at the University of Florida. Through it all, Privacy Maven finds it remarkable that discussion of the deeper issues is somewhat eclipsed by caustic banter about Andrew [...]
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