He's a college student, he thought the police would be more understanding. Obviously, this kid is not your consistent trouble-maker, he didn't think flailing his arms and yelling to make a scene for the better good of amplifying his passion for arguments sake would lead to him being physically abused by the police.
What did you feel when you heard the helpless plea of a man, screaming "NO! Don't taser me - I said don't!" "Ahhhhhhhh!" I, for one, felt both sympathetic to Andrew Meyer and resentment for the police. If you didn't feel this while watching the video, you're just as insensitive as the police that did this. Unarmed and already pinned to the ground by three police officers, use of a taser was without a doubt excessive - your emotions confirm this when you feel sorry for this young man as he's shocked repeatedly.
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Check it out: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/18/student.tasered.ap/index.html
You are absolutely correct. He was already subdued, the taser was used to silence him.
He's a college student, he thought the police would be more understanding. Obviously, this kid is not your consistent trouble-maker, he didn't think flailing his arms and yelling to make a scene for the better good of amplifying his passion for arguments sake would lead to him being physically abused by the police.
What did you feel when you heard the helpless plea of a man, screaming "NO! Don't taser me - I said don't!" "Ahhhhhhhh!" I, for one, felt both sympathetic to Andrew Meyer and resentment for the police. If you didn't feel this while watching the video, you're just as insensitive as the police that did this. Unarmed and already pinned to the ground by three police officers, use of a taser was without a doubt excessive - your emotions confirm this when you feel sorry for this young man as he's shocked repeatedly.