Andrew Meyer Supports Ron Paul: Your Thoughts on Tasered Student?
Filed under: News, Politics | By: Ryan
Posted on: September 20, 2007 | 60 Comments
You may have read recently of the unfortunate student, Andrew Mayer, who was tasered at a recent John Kerry event. Reports are claiming that the Florida student was a Ron Paul supporter, which is quite intriguing in that both have been stopped from broadcasting their opinions through the media in some way.
I feel as though people should be allowed to voice their opinions and support whomsoever they wish as long as it’s non-offensive.
As the student was being arrested, he yelled, “There are people that know I’m here. You can’t do things like that.”
“Oh my God. You’re giving me to the government. They’re giving me to the government. They’re giving me to the government.”
He then asked, “Can I get my camera back please?” That’s right. Andrew Meyer had a cameraman to film and upload his huge moment onto YouTube.
While reading through the myriad of comments about the incident many people across the web agree in saying that his speech was being hidden or “shut down” - “just like Ron Paul.”
Andrew Meyer and Ron Paul gain popularity successfully on the Internet from those that believe that America is deteriorating, especially with the healthcare crisis, economic crisis regarding mortgages and loans and also due to the falling dollar. Many believe that the elections are all a big hoax and that they’re fixed, with the media allegedly against them.
What do you think of Dr Paul and the tasered student? Are Ron Paul and Andrew Meyer similar in these respects?
Let’s hope the 71-year old congressman doesn’t get tasered any time soon.
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Observer wrote: “However, once informed that he was under arrest, he should have sought redress in court. All the consequences he suffered while resisting arrest are on his own head.”
While I share your discomfort that Meyer has associated himself with Paul in view of the appearance in many peoples eyes that he might be a “looney” I have to take issue with your statement. I feel you have a very thin appreciation for the principles underlying free speech. He was entirely within his rights. It is actually the legal right of any citizen to resist an illegal arrest, which I have to assume you don’t know, but if you doubt me you are free to do the research yourself. What, exactly, did he do that was illegal? Talking Too Loudly? Asking Too Many Questions? Interrupting A Senator? Asking A Forty Second Question in a Public Forum? Maybe he was Standing Up For His Right To Be Heard? Or perhaps Inciting a Riot, the charge that the officer gave him. While Meyer appeared somewhat agitated after he had been interrupted several times during his questions, his behavior was not surprising if you assume he was nervous to begin with. He was preparing to confront a US Senator with some very uncomfortable questions. My judgment of his reaction to the police was one of genuine surprise and fear, and not staged. You could say it was an overreaction, but if you think the police and government in America don’t sometime kill and torture innocent people you live in a fantasy of ignorance.
The central issue regarding free speech, however, is that people who are loud, agitated, perhaps misinformed are the very people who’s speech MUST be protected, because when things start to go bad they are often the first to speak out. Let me ask you a question: How many of the students at that speech would now think twice before they confronted a public official on an issue? Mull over the answer to that question.
The same goes for you asdf. And fyi, you didn’t tear anything apart, you just made groundless assertions. Utterly meaningless.
In a civelised society if someone is breaking private property rules for a public event you throw them out. You don’t arrest and tazer them with trumped up charges.
You also don’t beat up a lady because she is talking during football. If she is violating the rule and wont stop you have her and possibly her husband leave. It is possible the situation could eventually lead to arrest for trespassing but that is well down the road. Even if you called the police they would first ask them to leave peacefully that is if they are doing their job correctly.
Asdf, after re-reading your posts I find I’m not clear on what your position is. It’s a little confusing. If I mis-interpreted them I apologize.
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Duh!!!Of course The Powers That BE don’t want the TRUTH about Anything to come out, they don’t want the sheep to wake up and from what I read on blogs etc…they are successful.
I suggest to ANYONE who thinks this kid was out of line, go find Patrick Henry’s speech (Give me Liberty or Give me Death) maybe then you will understand that Ron Paul and this kid are a dying breed of Americans who actually dare to say what they mean and mean what they say, unlike the GUTLESS sheep who laughed while this kid was being TORTURED for speaking his mind………..how dare he and Ron Paul speak their minds in the Land of the “FREE” and the home of the “Brave”…………………..
The tone over the Andrew Meyer tantrum is a amazing. The incident does not reflect “gestapo tactics” or suggest the emergence of a “police state.” People who make those comparisons have no idea what repression is. Meyer is just a wet diaper with a high opinion of himself. What happened because of him means nothing and Meyer himself has nothing original to say.
I don’t think Ron Paul and Andrew Meyer are similar at all.
Jon Stewart had it right regarding this Meyer situation: “An unfortunate combination of police over-reaction and what appears to be student douche-baggery. [...] There are no winners.”
Andrew Meyer makes a fool of himself in a forum and can’t make a coherent argument. Ron Paul follows forum rules (e.g., runs a normal political campaign, waits his turn in Congress to make his points) and agree with him or not, he’s an excellent public speaker. I haven’t seen Dr. Paul act unstatesmanlike in any context…leaving out the Morton Downey Jr appearance where statesmanship would have been inappropriate for the forum.
I don’t think Ron Paul and Andrew Meyer are similar at all.
Jon Stewart had it right regarding this Meyer situation: “An unfortunate combination of police over-reaction and what appears to be student douche-baggery. [...] There are no winners.”
Andrew Meyer makes a fool of himself in a forum and can’t make a coherent argument. Ron Paul follows forum rules (e.g., runs a normal political campaign, waits his turn in Congress to make his points) and agree with him or not, he’s an excellent public speaker. I haven’t seen Dr. Paul act unstatesmanlike in any context…leaving out the Morton Downey Jr appearance where statesmanship would have been inappropriate for the forum.
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