>But he wasn't tasered for speaking but for resisting when they tried to remove him from the premises. I am wondering if they were law enforcement personnel or university officers or private security? Does anyone know? Where was the speech at? It was a small crowd...
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>>>Except when you ask a critical question.
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>>>http://www.telegraaf.nl/buitenland/71161941/Stroomstoot_na__verkeerde__vraag.html?p=12,1
>>>Click the video play button
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>>>makes you wonder what ever happened to 'free speech'
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>>Discussion on Slashdot:
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>>Poster #1: "How does the saying go? ... 'I may not agree with what you're saying, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it!'"
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>>Poster #2: "I think it's actually 'I may not agree with what you're saying, but I'll defend to the death your right to be tasered for saying it'. Some guy name Voltaire said it, appropriately enough."

From what I've seen there's more to this than just the video. It looks like the "victim" was purposely being a manure-disturber and may have been actively trying to elicit a heavy-handed response.

I didn't see, at any point, that the security people/cops ever answered his basic question - "why are you arresting [subduing] me?" Am I wrong in assuming that you have to be told why you're being arrested?

The Tasering looked unnecessary to me. I predict the security forces/cops involved will be censured.