University of Florida Police Brutality

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Was on the news this morning: this kid purposely did this so he could get himself on YouTube. This was not about making a political statement and being a protester, it was all about that 15 minutes of fame.

This is as bad...well not as bad, as the guy in the U.K. recently that saw a woman who had collapsed on the street:

A Hartlepool man is facing jail after he urinated on a disabled woman who lay dying in the street.

He tried to rouse her by throwing a bucket of water over her, before urinating on her and covering her with shaving foam. The incident was filmed on a mobile phone.

Amazing what people will do to get the top spot for a day or two on youtube.

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LOLOLOLOL

Many people in this thread... OWNED!!!

Anyone trying for 15 minutes of YouTube fame should be tazed.

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this is equivalent to the time in college my buddy got hammered and demanded to get maced by this girl we knew that had mace just so he could "experience it". he also thought having one of us take a bunch of pictures would be funny, too.

at the time he thought it would be a funny attention-getter, but now he is forever the guy recognized at big social functions by complete strangers as "oh yeah, weren't you the guy that got maced? i saw those pictures! that was hilarious!" or "seriously...why would you ever want to do that?"

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Does anyone ever buy him drinks for the story? Would anyone turn down 8 free beers a year for getting maced once?

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this is equivalent to the time in college my buddy got hammered and demanded to get maced by this girl we knew that had mace just so he could "experience it". he also thought having one of us take a bunch of pictures would be funny, too.

at the time he thought it would be a funny attention-getter, but now he is forever the guy recognized at big social functions by complete strangers as "oh yeah, weren't you the guy that got maced? i saw those pictures! that was hilarious!" or "seriously...why would you ever want to do that?"

Was it police mace or was it one of those little pocket maces that girls carry for protection? 'Cause there's a huge difference.


On a side note, every police officer (at least in NY) gets maced in the academy, for two reasons. The first being because of the likelihood that when it is used, another officer may get hit by it and needs to know how to react to that feeling so he isn't left vulnerable, as well as so there cannot be a claim in court that using the pepper spray is too cruel, as the officers can say "I've had it done to me before".

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They should apply the same logic to vets and pets getting spayed. How anyone can cut the balls off another dude and not feel any remorse is beyond me ..

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So you agree with freedom of speech but as long as it's not 'ridiculous blather'? The very essence of freedom of speech is that you can say whatever the fuck you like to anyone, no exceptions. By conforming to the idea that society is allowed their opinions you exempt yourself from saying that in some cases they shouldn't. You're a fuckin' hypocrit. It's your type of mentality which is held by autocrats in less priveleged countries to keep the population quiet. 'Yea, you're allowed to speak but as long as it's not against me or anything that makes me uncomfortable'.

You cunt.

Fuck you and fuck American conservatism.

Fuck you and your abuse of the liberties past generations have fought and died to give you.

So who is to say your right to "say whatever the fuck you like" isn't impeding on someone else's right to have their voice heard? Not sure if you realize it, but we're part of a civilized society (relatively speaking) in which you give up some of your notions of freedom (i.e. kill, steal, etc.) in order to gain certain liberties (free expression, religion, etc.). If some assclown is going crazy at a civilized political Q&A, he's impeding on his fellow citizens' right to assembly, speech and reasonable civility.

I'm against censorship as much as the next Joe, but this post-adolescent bullshit you're spouting about "I can say whatever I want" won't get you very far when you realize that you have to work with other members of society and at least bide by the rules set out. There are plenty of ways to get your voice heard. If you want to break up a peaceful assembly with nonsensical rambling about conspiracy theories, be prepared to face the consequences. As the saying goes, I have the right to swing my fist until it hits your face. Then we have problems.

In the case of this kid in Florida, HE BROKE THE RULES. The tazing sucked, but he shouldn't have flailed about like a 12-year-old girl. It's not hard to ask one question and go on. It's not hard to ask his one question in a civil manner. It's not hard to refrain from being a giant douche bag in front of a room of people... at least it's not hard for everyone but Andrew Meyer. He was asked to leave the room. Instead he just left his dignity, urine, and a cry of "DON'T TAZE ME BRO!"

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I really don't get it. Virtually every person has commented on the incident by saying, "The guy was a douche." Do you think you're Sherlock fucking Holmes uncovering the case of the tased bitchy kid? Anyone with an eye and an ear can see that he's a douche and a half - but that has absolutely NOTHING to do with anything. He could be up there spouting Skitzo's theories on racial disparities and it wouldn't make shit to what is at issue.

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I really don't get it. Virtually every person has commented on the incident by saying, "The guy was a douche." Do you think you're Sherlock fucking Holmes uncovering the case of the tased bitchy kid? Anyone with an eye and an ear can see that he's a douche and a half - but that has absolutely NOTHING to do with anything. He could be up there spouting Skitzo's theories on racial disparities and it wouldn't make shit to what is at issue.

The police were out of order, too. It just seems like a lot of people are going on about how America is becoming a "police tazing state" for no other reason than it's the in thing to do right now. Sadly enough, police brutality has been something the country's had to deal with for a while now. The pseudo-cops obviously went crazy. But there are many other more telling signs that America is spiraling a bit. Some clown trying to push some cops isn't one of them.

And with all due respect, most of the posts I've seen you make in this thread have been along the lines of "TAZING IS BAD" or "EUROPEANS ARE DUMB". Not exactly Holmsian observations either.

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In the case of this kid in Florida, HE BROKE THE RULES. The tazing sucked, but he shouldn't have flailed about like a 12-year-old girl. It's not hard to ask one question and go on. It's not hard to ask his one question in a civil manner. It's not hard to refrain from being a giant douche bag in front of a room of people... at least it's not hard for everyone but Andrew Meyer. He was asked to leave the room. Instead he just left his dignity, urine, and a cry of "DON'T TAZE ME BRO!"

Oddly enough, 12 year old girls do flail in a very similar fasion when I try to sit on them.


Anyways, this isn't a mystery, Gen, there's nothing to be solved. He acted like a douche, which can be said in a variety of different ways in which to describe his immature resistance to the primary form of civil control in a crowded forum with a very popular presidential canidate. The fact that douche-baggery is our primary term in labeling this particular individual is irrelevant.


And I've already given my two cents about the federal guidelines (though I realize that it may differ from Florda's state laws) and how they compare to this event, in which case the use of a taser would have been justified... I don't think, in any way, shape, or form did they "go crazy," rec... they may have been a bit antsy in their pantsy, but crazy is entirely too outrageous of a word... It's not like they shot him... or Rodney King'd him.... They applied non-lethal force to an individual, potentially dangerous, resisting arrest in a crowded room.

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I never said the police went crazy - in fact I never used that word to describe anything in this thread. I said they went over the line. Getting knocked unconscious is non-lethal but I don't think cops should be able to do it to some pussy kid just because he's screaming like a bitch. Police brutality is police brutality and people don't have to be hospitalized in order for it to count.

Reclusion: You apparently didn't read my posts. I even explained why I was making fun of Europeans - and God knows I hate explaining myself.

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I guess this means I'll refrain from using hyperbole when I type anything in the future.

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I still don't see how anyone could not be amazed at the stupidity of the police to taze that guy in front of so many cameras. Obviously police brutality isn't news, but I do think this is further proof that school police should have no weapons of any kind, nor any authority to lay their hands on anybody. In my opinion, having faith in school police got people killed at Virginia Tech, and looking at THESE school police, clearly, that wake-up call didn't shake up the UF police force at all. To me, that's the story here.

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this is equivalent to the time in college my buddy got hammered and demanded to get maced by this girl we knew that had mace just so he could "experience it". he also thought having one of us take a bunch of pictures would be funny, too.

at the time he thought it would be a funny attention-getter, but now he is forever the guy recognized at big social functions by complete strangers as "oh yeah, weren't you the guy that got maced? i saw those pictures! that was hilarious!" or "seriously...why would you ever want to do that?"

I'd rather be the guy who got maced than the guy who fucked a girl under a bridge. I've heard more troll sex jokes than all this forum combined.

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I still don't see how anyone could not be amazed at the stupidity of the police to taze that guy in front of so many cameras. Obviously police brutality isn't news, but I do think this is further proof that school police should have no weapons of any kind, nor any authority to lay their hands on anybody. In my opinion, having faith in school police got people killed at Virginia Tech, and looking at THESE school police, clearly, that wake-up call didn't shake up the UF police force at all. To me, that's the story here.

a cop with no weapons? oh u mean a fucking security officer...come on dude..get real