American Free Speach

[Delket]

Now most of the time when i see someone being spanked for saying something stupid they deserve it but i have to say watching this video I was kind of shocked:

Some guy gets Tasered

Now i realise he was being an annoying ladybits but tbh how on earth does the 'nation of free speach' rationalise tasering someone for expressing an opinion to a politician? Sure the guy could of handled it a bit better perhaps giving John Kerry a chance to speak but really now, bloody arresting him is far from rational.

Taking it to the extreme however and subduing him was ridiculous. Most of the time id say he shouldnt of resisted arrest but it was his only chance to make his point to the person who mattered and it was allowable to remove anyone who speaks against you and deal with the consequences later then a) how the hell is it a democracy and b) where would the world be today?

Im not particularly anti American but i do think this video highlights just how borked their government and policing system is these days. As a nation who stoically stand behind their beloved constitution when it comes to keeping guns they tend to turn a blind eye on most other subjects.

Im sure others might have a different opinion but tbh this video made me go wtf?

If its a repost then <hides>

 

[Congax]

I can't see the video here at work, but I'm guessing they were forced because he was 'jeopardising' (sp?) the security etc?

 

[Olgaline]

Recipe,

1 Exentric Student that says dude,
5 Trigger happy brainwashed American police
1 political debate with a senator

+ americans are just wired and weirder than us....

 

[cHodAX]

American freedom is just smoke and mirrors.

 

[Overdriven]

I want a tazer now =<

 

[echome]

Scary to see stuff like this happening.
And the worst part, nobody trying to do anything.

 

[Hawkwind]

Witnessed a guy get arressted just outside Winchester Cathedral about 10 years ago. His crime, reading out loud the UN declarartion of human rights!

Not just America that's f*cked up!

 

[Chronictank]

Witnessed a guy get arressted just outside Winchester Cathedral about 10 years ago. His crime, reading out loud the UN declarartion of human rights!

Not just America that's f*cked up!

I doubt that's all there is too it tbh, but then that said its no different from deporting/arresting people who "preach hate" i think the term is

 

[Roalith]

It never ceases to make me chuckle that currently, two of the largest proponents of 'democracy' in the Western world have un-elected leaders. George Dubya and Gordon Brown.

 

[Sharma]

Heh, Dubya's term in office should be fully over soon yes? 2 terms max iirc.

What's the bets that before it's over he'll attempt to start another war so he can stay in office longer under a war-time government?

 

[cHodAX]

Heh, Dubya's term in office should be fully over soon yes? 2 terms max iirc.

What's the bets that before it's over he'll attempt to start another war so he can stay in office longer under a war-time government?

He has 4 and half months left so he better get a wriggle on, if he doesn't start something in the next 6 weeks then he can forget it.

 

[Megarevs]

I doubt that's all there is too it tbh, but then that said its no different from deporting/arresting people who "preach hate" i think the term is

did you just say there is no difference in preaching hate and preaching UN declarartion of human rights!?

 

[Chronictank]

did you just say there is no difference in preaching hate and preaching UN declarartion of human rights!?

yep, thats exactly what i am saying
You either let people say whatever the hell they like, or you don't
Doing anything else just causes grief, prime example the fiasco with those Danish comics
Yet it is socially un-acceptable to take the piss out of the holocaust

 

[Megarevs]

yep, thats exactly what i am saying
You either let people say whatever the hell they like, or you don't
Doing anything else just causes grief, prime example the fiasco with those Danish comics
Yet it is socially un-acceptable to take the piss out of the holocaust

On one side i understand you, but there is a difference preach hate and violence isn't acceptable imo. Neither is making cartoons that ridicule(sp?) anything sacred to some people.. And that swedish retard drawing Muhamed as a dog.

i just can't see how there isn't a difference in preaching peace and understanding and preaching hate...

 

[Sharma]

TBH You see amazing amounts of pisstakes out of Jesus? Why should we censor anything that takes the piss of Muhammed be any different?

Double standards are shit.

 

[Megarevs]

TBH You see amazing amounts of pisstakes out of Jesus? Why should we censor anything that takes the piss of Muhammed be any different?

Double standards are shit.

Well i think there is a difference, those drawings equalized Muslims with terroists.. (is there such a word as equalized? :O) And everybody knows that the arabcountries still is 200 years behind religion / mentally wise.. if anyone said anything about jesus 200 years ago the would be shot.. ( i think )

 

[Roalith]

Thought this was topical

 

[soze]

Same shit happens here If you go to a political speach and just start running your mouth shouting your arse will get kicked out it just varies how hard it gets kicked. Was the at one of Tony Blairs last speaches where those two guys the size of a house carried that little bloke off?