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Tuesday, September 18, 2007 12:00 AM

Know your rights: The Kerry Taser incident

Police use a Taser on a college student who doesn't go quietly after posing an overlong question to John Kerry.
Tim Grieve

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  • Tuesday, September 18, 2007 09:23 PM

    Response to TGChicago

    I understand that what the student will be charged with is resisting arrest, but the original arrest must also be questioned. Was it somehow justified, based on the student's behavior? If the initial arrest is not justifiable, how is the charge of resisting arrest when the police (arguably) overreacted to the situation? That's what I was speaking of in terms of the student's behavior. At what point did his animated questions and annoying behavior become something that required the police to grab him?

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