Referring to the Florida incident, Steven Colbert took your generation to task for not acting up not just once, but twice! Certainly, the angry response of the UCLA students (when they themselves threatened with tasering) puts in context Colbert's criticism of the Florida students.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Taser Pr0n
Earlier in the semester, Emily posted this video of a UCLA student being tasered while handcuffed (The U of Florida Student was tasered to facilitate his handcuffing). What strikes me is that the venerable non-violent protest tactic of "going limp" when being arrested is now going to be countered by the use of the taser. Tasers are used routinely on people who are already handcuffed, although some municipalities (e.g. Las Vegas) have banned the use of tasers on handcuffed people for years.
Referring to the Florida incident, Steven Colbert took your generation to task for not acting up not just once, but twice! Certainly, the angry response of the UCLA students (when they themselves threatened with tasering) puts in context Colbert's criticism of the Florida students.
Referring to the Florida incident, Steven Colbert took your generation to task for not acting up not just once, but twice! Certainly, the angry response of the UCLA students (when they themselves threatened with tasering) puts in context Colbert's criticism of the Florida students.
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