Florida Tasering

As many know by now, one Andrew Meyer, was tasered during a Q and A session with Senator John Kerry at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

One comment I read by a responder on CNN.com was the following:

"To say that Meyer was denied his right to free speech, is like saying Cho Seung-Hui was denied his right to bear arms. With every right comes responsibility to society. Meyer was irresponsible and clearly created a disturbance. This disturbance lead to his mic being cut, which led to an attempt by authorities to escort him out. The escalation occurs because of Meyer's resistance. Don't feel sorry for Meyer. Imagine yourself as a student in that auditorium, not knowing how far Meyer was willing to carry his rant. If you don't believe University police have an obligation to protect students from tirades such as this, then you've clearly forgotten about the tragedy at Virginia Tech."

How can we truly compare a kid asking a Senator questions in an open forum and perhaps using up more than the allotted time and a student going on the biggest killing spree in recorded U.S. history? That's like comparing a cop pulling somebody over with a speeding ticket and Charles Manson. What, if a presidential candidate uses more than their allotted time at a debate (...and that's never happened before...), should he/she be tasered by the police? Not long ago, a politician used up her allotted time to ask a question without even asking the question. Should she have been tasered? It's not like this guy was threatening John Kerry, George W. Bush or anyone else. He was asking about impeaching Bush, about their (Kerry and Bush) involvement in the Skull & Bones, etc. The commenter is a fool to believe that this situation compares to the one in Blacksburg. In fact, this incident would be more likely to provoke a person to go on a rampage as opposed to just allowing him to speak and ask Senator Kerry the questions. Kerry even chimed in as the police were about to escort him and he said, "No, it's okay. I'll answer the questions." Airport security is now paranoid. Is campus security now in a similar light? What's next? Church security? Eh...