Andrew Meyer

[kandrathe]

I do not believe he was looking to "make a scene". He tried to ask a question (which admittedly was nothing more than an attack on Kelly). He doesn't want to be arrested and he doesn't understand why they are arresting him (and apparently they wouldn't tell him). Unjustified arrest -- yeah, I think it's understandable why he tried to resist. Not very smart, but still understandable.

"Disturbing a public education function"? Give me a break. He was a loudmouth asking a question. If they don't want people to ask questions, don't give them a damn microphone. It's called "Freedom of Speech" for a reason, damnit.

I am quite apalled at this. They are standing, what, 5-6 officers around him--tazering him. What, do they think he's going to pull a gun on them?

Does this really happen that often in the US? I've never heard about anything like this around here. Then again, Denmark is a small country.

It happens frequently on campuses, and more so with the advent of non-lethal controls like tazers, and pepper spray. There is an "escalate until arrested" protest group on almost every larger campus. While I was in school the group moved from issue to issue over time always looking for some reason to chain themselves together in the provosts office. In Minneapolis there is a perpetual protest organization who periodically trespass on certain local defense contractors premises, and mostly politely sit and wait to get arrested.