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Borat Got Tasered!
Sep 19, 2007 | 9:38 AM
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Andrew Meyer deserved it. The University of Florida student wasn't crusading for  freedom of speech. He wasn't pushing for political change. The college kid got tasered because he tried to pull a Borat. Break all social norm and decorum, push through the  walls of discomfort that dictate public behavior ... for a laugh. Shock everyone else ... catch it on camera ... and the jokes on us. Actually, Andrew got tasered for it. Joke's on him.

Campus police were asked by event organizers to escort the student out of the auditorium. They did. The student violently resisted arrest. They did their job. Let's not be naive to the destructive possibilites here. Student violence is well documented. It's not the campus police officers job to talk sense into a convulsing, screaming student melting down in an auditorium full of people. They had to get control of the situation to protect everyone else ... so bro got tasered. I say Bravo.

And now two campus police officers are on leave? The University of Florida president claims he wants the school to be an open environment for the free flow of ideas. Too bad that's not what this was about. Ask Andrew. Even in the police report Meyer is quoted as saying "I am not mad at you guys, you didn't do anything wrong, you were just trying to do your job."  Then he asked  if cameras would be present at the jail. Borat to the end.

 

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Kelly-00 read my blog view my photos
Sep 19, 2007 | 9:48 AM

Awsome blog Brian! I agree with you totally
Starrman read my blog view my photos
Sep 19, 2007 | 10:33 AM

Likewise Brian! They should have "juiced" him a second time, as far as I am concerned.
caffeinated-cow read my blog
Sep 19, 2007 | 10:43 AM

So this was some big attention-seeking thing of a bored college student? That just tells me, U of Florida needs to make their graduation requirements/curriculum more academically rigorous---then their student will have less time to be "bored".
Starrman read my blog view my photos
Sep 19, 2007 | 11:08 AM

AMEN! caffeinated-cow! "Idle hands are the devil's workshop."
See Mom, I did remember some of that Sunday School stuff!
beagle_buddy read my blog view my photos
Sep 19, 2007 | 11:19 AM

...just the guy (Kerry) I'd enjoy seeing made a butt ho=e might've been given a more positive spin out of this engagement there at Univ. of Florida than there may have been hope for...that young creep has a lot more personal development to accomplish before we can chance releasing him from his straight jacket...
Gooberpug read my blog view my photos
Sep 20, 2007 | 10:35 AM

You know, if you're going to risk being arrested, tazed or just simply handcuffed. Why not risk it over someone BIG! I mean c'mon, John Kerry? Heck no, he should have made it worth his while and waited on Bush, Cheney or how about the Clintons? But to get tazed over Kerry, LMAO! What a dufus!
luvmybroom read my blog
Sep 20, 2007 | 10:35 AM

Starrman, that was 'idle minds ...' LOL
beagle_buddy read my blog view my photos
Sep 20, 2007 | 12:18 PM

...you said it "goober"!!!!!
keepdcblack read my blog
Feb 13, 2008 | 11:42 PM

The rights of all Americans can be secured only through the establishment of fair processes and with a consciousness that all are equal in the eyes of the law. Yet on many campuses, the unfortunate accused face "kangaroo courts" without fair procedures, in which the political viewpoint of the "judges" greatly affect the outcome of trials. The accused are often charged with no specific offense, given no right to face their accusers, and sentenced with no regard for fairness or consistency
This incident took place December 4, 2007 inside of Johnson C Smith University’s bookstore. Another student and I were trying to sell back our books that we had purchased earlier during the semester. After purchasing my books I was confronted by Officer B. Thompson who tried to make me exit through the back door of the premises of the bookstore before I had finished my shopping. Before me and Officer Thompson got into the altercation he told the gentleman that was behind the counter at the bookstore “ I am ready for them today” ( referring to the students). I was trying to explain to him that I wanted to purchase something in the front of the store but yet he continued to use excessive force to ensure my departure from the bookstore. After attempting a second time to modulate to the front of the store he used his body force to slam me against the book shelf and pull my hair out in his hand. I still have the piece of hair he removed along with pictures. The officer who used the force doesn’t have the power of arrest on our campus meaning he is just a security guard. An unjust law is no law

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Award winning anchor/reporter Brian Bolter joined WTTG FOX 5 in November of 1999. Two and a half years later he was named co-anchor of the stations flagship newscast FOX 5 News at Ten. Brian is now the anchor of The Edge at 11pm. Brian is a two time Emmy award winner including being honored as the Mid Atlantic's "Best Live Reporter". He also won a prestigious Edward R. Murrow award for excellence in journalism. The Associated Press has honored him with numerous awards for his Investigative Reporting. From the Pentagon and Ground Zero the week of September 11th to West Palm Beach for the Presidential Recount 2000. From the Whitewater scandal in Arkansas to the wildfires in California to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Brian has reported on the front lines of events that helped shape our country. Brian came to FOX 5 from WBAL-TV in Baltimore where he worked as the weekend anchor and reporter. He started his broadcast journalism career more than a decade ago in Monterey, California. Brian can usually be found year round on a local golf course near you. Brian graduated from Loyola University-New Orleans with a B.A. in Communications.

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