Assholes have rights.

[baldguy]

Being an asshole isn't a crime - nor should it be.

OJ should get a fair trial, and he shouldn't be subjected to harassment by the police.

Kerry's taser guy has a right to ask questions in a public forum - and be a whiny prima donna while he's doing it, too.

Larry Craig has a right to stand up in front of God & everybody and say "I'm not gay," and act like everyone should believe him.

Because once the authorities are able arrest & remove people for being assholes, they'll next want to do the same to those who are merely inconvenient, then the bothersome, then the nosy. Then they'll want to get rid of the liberals, the queers and the freaks.

If you succumb to these totalitarian tendencies to just *get* the asshole - for revenge, or sadistic glee, or just because - then you've taken a big step toward allowing the state to dispose of your OWN freedom.

Nobody ever said being an American was easy.

[rucky]

1. Assholes get reality shows! n/t

[The Count]

2. But what if they are assholes to someone I like? Shouldn't they be shot on sight then?

or at least tasered and arrested? I mean, I like that person they've been assholes to very, very much. I think they should die!:shrug:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

3. Assholes rule!

And there are plenty to go around.

[rwheeler31]

4. Do we need another drama queen.

[tyedyeto]

6. No, but FREE SPEECH and innocent until proven guilty.....

is what this country was founded upon.


Think about it.

[baby_mouse]

47. A country founded on drama queens. Yeah, that about says it.

:hide: :rofl:

[Warren Stupidity]

53. Yes let us make our great nation drama queen free!

If we work together, shoulder to shoulder, obeying and conforming, we can rid this nation of all of the drama queens, all of the attention whores, all of those who ask inconvenient questions, like 'why did you send my kid to be killed in iraq?'. We can separate them all from the good people who never disrupt and are never rude and never wear pink and get our nation back on the right track.

[subsuelo]

5. Thank you

The founding fathers of the United States of America fought and died so that kids like Andrew Meyers would have the right to ask tough questions of government officials.

[durrrty libby]

7. Some of the students were afraid of the disruptor. This guy didn't give

a shit about "tough questions," only attention. He's no fucking hero, but here is a first hand account of the weasel

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3531084&mesg_id=3531183

[eleny]

8. I read that first hand account

The writer "felt" this and that about the guy. I'm not moved by the first hand account. I've been to demonstrations where people were acting disruptive and didn't get my panties in a wad. Even when the national guardsman started lobbing tear gas.

That first hand account person needs to get some spine and stop whining. He never got up and ran away did he? Gimme a break. He wasn't that scared.

[durrrty libby]

11. They weren't attending a demonstration

[eleny]

14. Demonstrations break out in a democracy

That's what happened today. Even if it turns out to be a freeper plot. Surprise!

[KittyWampus]

19. If you think that was a political demonstration by that jackass, you have been duped.

[eleny]

39. What makes you an authority on what happened?

We're all in the same boat right now. I prefer to err on the side of democracy. You can make your own choice.

[Warren Stupidity]

56. Andrew intended to create a scene

consequently it couldn't have been a political demonstration because ...





Don't ask for actual logic. It seems that having an actual intention to ask questions that are never asked, and also arranging to have the event video-taped is proof positive of something, that something being, after a lot of invective that involves 'asshole' jackass, drama queen, attention whore', that the police using excessive and potentially lethal force is quite appropriate.

[durrrty libby]

22. Well woop dee do. Now he will pay the consequences

Suspension? Loss of scholarships? A police record?

Ahh the fun of democracy breaking out. And for what?

Hope he enjoys all the amazing "Surprises" he is in for.

[eleny]

40. The taser consequence is what concerns me

If it doesn't concern you, then I fear for our democracy.

[durrrty libby]

46. WHen a person is told they are under arrest, it is best to cooperate

Resisting has caused people to get shot with more than a taser.

Please spare me the drama and try on some common sense.
The lack of that in this country is much more frightening

[eleny]

49. This entire topic is dramatic - so what are *you* doing here?

"Spare me" - indeed.

[tyedyeto]

13. So, would you give someone the 'right' to stand up to the Chimp....

and ask him about the lies he's told the American public for the past 6+ years? If he took longer than his 'alloted' time to phrase his questions, would you favor tasering him?

If this person was tasered or escorted out of a Chimpy speech, would you have the same response?

I haven't seen any videos since my dial-up takes forever to show videos, but when has the Chimp even allowed such a person to get to that stage of questioning?

I, for one, feel such questions deserve answers, no matter what their political persuasion.

[onenote]

I'm curious, What if the questioner had been a freeper asking Kerry about his vietnam service

or asking Hillary Clinton about colluding in the cover up of Vince Foster's "murder", or had been asking Barack Obama about his upbringing as a "muslim" etc. And add in that this person barged into the room and tried to take over the questioning, interrupting someone else. Would I like to see him shut down? Damn straight I would.

[Virginia Dare]

52. The KKK has rights too...

and however heinous it is to me personally, I support their right to peacefully assemble and exercise their First Amendment rights, however, the second they become disruptive or disorderly, I want the cops there to shut them down, forcibly if need be.

[wildbilln864]

44. A fukin Men! K&R! n/t

[eleny]

9. Thanks - K&R

[Toucano]

10. Assholes have rights to the point their exercise of their rights infringes on someone elses rights.

The disregard for other people's rights is a key component to being an asshole.

[eleny]

16. And tasering is the solution?

Oh, brother, are we in trouble.

[Toucano]

18. Are we in trouble?

100 years ago he'd have been beaten with clubs or worse. Oh, how far we've sunk!

Nothing new under the sun.

[eleny]

43. Yes, we're in trouble when people act like it's business as usual

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

12. Yeah, The Right To Remain Silent!

:rofl:

[durrrty libby]

15. If only

:thumbsup:

[Bonobo]

20. Are you like this in the real world, OMC?

If so, you must be either:

a) A very tough, imposing looking guy.

or

b) Covered with the lumps and bruises you ask for on a regular basis.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

23. Oh Lighten Up Francis. That Was Funny And You Fucking Know It LOL

:)

[Bonobo]

38. LOL, I loved Stripes too! We can agree on that!

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

42. Hey, Now That I'll Toast To.

One of my favorite movies ever. A total classic!

:toast:

[Quixote1818]

24. LOL!

Thanks for that!

[tyedyeto]

26. Then obey that right and we'll all be better off. n/t

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

29. What A Silly And Foolish Thing To Say. Rights Are Exercised You Silly Goose. Orders Are Obeyed.

You so silly. :crazy:

[tyedyeto]

33. Practice what you preach.....

'The right to remain SILENT'.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

35. No Thanks. I'd Rather Go On Making You All Falsely Huffy Puffy And Stuff.

:rofl:

[Toucano]

37. Definitely an elective right. Like voting! n/t

[baldguy]

34. And, yes: you have rights too.

[ShortnFiery]

17. Well put!

IMO, our Higher Power loves all his human children equally.

Yes, even the assholes ... and the world is full of them (as we personally choose to define it). ;)

[zabet]

21. My parents told me I could

be anything when I grew up. I decided
to become an asshole.
:hide:

[Gregorian]

25. Reverend Yearwood was tackled in the halls of Congress. And now this....

This is not an isolated case, as if I needed to even point it out.

I want to say I see a horrible pattern forming here. But it formed a long time ago.

Again, I need to redirect people's attention back to the drug war. As a young guy I remember being fearful. Then I read about the massive cash flow into the police coffers. Then the SWAT style attacks on our homes. Guys in black suits slithering down ropes suspended by helicopters, with M16's, scaring neighbors. For a plant.

But now it's just words. Is this the new war on drugs? The War on Words?

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

28. Rev. Yearwood Was Restrained Appropriately, After His Resisting Arrest.

Rev Yearwood most definitely brought everything upon himself, and the police in his case acted 100% appropriately.

[Gregorian]

32. I missed the update, I guess.

The last I saw, he had been essentially attacked. There's always more than one side to every story. I'll admit I haven't been paying close enough attention. That sure didn't seem like an appropriate response to someone waiting in a line to get into Congress. I am sure I missed some critical part of the story.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

36. Attacked.

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[Warren Stupidity]

55. 51 rofls is always considered definitive.

[Wiley50]

27. It's a Shitty Job, Give 'em a Break! n/t

[onenote]

30. and when the assholes are freepers disrupting our candidates

Actually, if being an asshole manifests itself by disturbing the peace, then in fact you don't have a "right" to be an asshole.

[ProSense]

31. Assholes have rights, they just have to follow the rules.

Breaking the rules isn't a free speech issue. Removing someone who is being intentionally disruptive is not a free speech issue. An asshole is free to yell fire in a crowded theater, but the asshole better be willing to accept the punishment.

Rules, remember those?


edited punctuation.

[Wiley50]

41. Yeah! "Hey You Assholes! Remember to Wipe"

And a shot of Renusit wouldn't be a bad idea either

[Blaze Diem]

45. If they ask probing questions, assholes can expect the same

in return. Fair is fair.

[Major Hogwash]

48. I agree, since standing up for free speech on this forum has become such a chore.

I can't believe Kerry didn't at least ask the police to leave that man alone.
A lot of people here are referring to him as a "kid", but he is 21 years old.
He's old enough to be serving in the military.

I can't believe the number of people here that defended what the campus police did to him.
It really opened my eyes about some people here who claim to be liberals.
If this incident would have taken place with a right-wing Senator at the podium, I doubt there would be that many people here defending the campus police.

[lateo]

50. Excellent post.

Thanks

[Cetacea]

51. Myself included? eom.

[Cha]

54. Damn straight..only buSHITS

have no right to start a War On Iraq based on LIES and have the corporatemediawhores go along with it and turn our country into a Fascist State.