So about this Florida U student

Denicalis, I want to see some kind of proof that this guy actually forced his way to the front of the line. This "fact" comes from the same CNN that assumed the Virginia Tech shooter was a gamer, and said as much on live TV, despite having absolutely no proof. (there was, in fact, proof to the contrary, but they presented speculation and heresay as fact) I hope nobody can take issue with me distrusting a network known for such sensationalism. Also, I suspect that anything you've heard about this young man is colored by the personal opinions and beliefs of those who made the statements about him, and thus must be taken with many grains of salt.

It's not the job of police to follow orders. If, at any time, they feel their orders are unjust, it's their duty to refuse action. The law serves the people, not the other way around. If the laws fail to serve the people, then they are, by definition, unjust and/or useless. Some of the greatest atrocities are committed by folks who are "just doing their job", and while America isn't quite Nazi Germany or Burma, it doesn't mean that it's people are 100% free from oppression, nor does it mean that its governing body is healthy and functionally serving the people.

Democratic government's sole purpose is serving the people, through direct communication between the governing body and the people it serves. Through these public forums, presidential candidates learn what the people want, and the people learn where the candidates stand so they can cast an intelligent ballot. If the people cannot question authority or potential authority, if they are cut out of the decision-making process and denied the chance to make informed decisions, then democracy is either threatened or entirely non-existent. Democracy without debate is only an illusion of democracy.

Y'all keep talking about how this guy was disturbing the peace, but I wonder how you can actually justify that belief. Not one person was being hurt, not one person was getting anything other than what they went there to see: people asking questions of a politician.

I'm quite glad that he didn't go quietly, because this moment in history would've likely gone un-noticed by folks like us. The issue isn't that he got tased at all, really, but that he was forcibly removed from a public forum for asking questions that did not meet someone's approval. In a true democracy, John Kerry would have answered all of the questions, in order, and then moved on. He could give honest answers and help his campaign, or he could dance around the truth and look like a tool. Either way, the democratic process would have worked as it should. Cutting him off and dragging him out (taser or none) was a kick in the balls to the millions of American soldiers who've given their lives for liberty throughout history. Now, not only are you accepting the rape of the democracy that those before you worked so hard to build, you're laughing at the victims.

WTF?

Jam it back in, in the dark.