September 18th, 2007
I’m basically with the Huffington Post’s Nick Antosca about the behavior of the police as they grabbed U. Florida student Andrew Meyer, wrestled him to the ground, and then tasered him. And then accuse him of the ludicrous charge of trying to “incite a riot.”
Meyer appears to be not totally balanced, but unless the videotapes are missing some important context–he has a history the officers are aware of, there’s some other action we can’t see–then this looks like terrible police work. Maybe even criminal–surely smart lawyers will be able to more accurately judge whether or not the officers crossed legal, and not just prudential or ethical, lines.
I know the conservative impulse is to laugh, since Meyer appears to be an unbalanced lefty conspiracy guy, but this is the sort of police action that should make you wary.
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