OT: omg, what's up with free speech?

This was really upsetting to watch mianly because he wasn't doing
anything wrong.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=297055

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bVa6jn4rpE

Student arrested, shot with Taser gun for asking a question
Wednesday September 19, 2007
By ninemsn staff

A university student has been wrestled, held down and shot with a
Taser gun - all for asking presidential candidate John Kerry a couple
of questions.

The University of Florida's Andrew Meyer, 21, is shown in a YouTube
video being wrestled by six officers and dragged towards the exit at a
forum featuring Senator Kerry.

He throws his arms in the air, yelling "What did I do?", "Help" and
"Get away from me" as the officers repeatedly try to remove him from
the building.

When Mr Meyer finally tries to sidestep the exit and make his way back
into the hall, he is thrown to the ground and held down.

"Stop resisting," a female officer demands.

"If you let me go, I'll walk out of here," Meyer replies, before
pleading "don't Tase me, bro ... I didn't do anything."

Then, surrounded by up to seven officers holding him to the floor, the
man is hit with the Taser for two to three seconds.

Kerry, all the while attempting to continue his address, is drowned
out by the man's screams and the clicking of the electrical gun.

The student's questions seem harmless enough considering the heavy
police reaction.

First, he asks Kerry why he didn't dispute the results of the 2004
election, which the Democrat lost to George W Bush.

With officers gathering behind him, Mr Meyer then asked Kerry if he
was a member of the same 'secret society' as Bush.

The video has received a massive response, mostly expressing outrage
towards the perceived overreaction of the police.

While Mr Meyer was charged with resisting police and disturbing the
peace, many commentors believe he has the right to sue the state.

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