I just saw the video of the student in Gainesville that got a little carried away with his questions at a John Kerry conference. I don't blame John Kerry for what happened but below is a letter I posted on his blog asking him to stand up for this student.
If you haven't seen the video or story here it is:
http://www.local10.com/news/14138122/detail.html?rss=mia&psp=news
Here is a link to John Kerry's Blog as well if you want to send him a note, again John Kerry is not at fault but let's make these guys stand up for what is right:
http://www.johnkerry.com/blog
Here is my post, crossposted to John Kerry's September 17th posting titled: Nation must provide better care for rural veterans by John Kerry on September 17th, 2007
My Post
Mr. Kerry,
I will not get into some long rant but I saw something on the news today that was very disturbing. This young man Andrew Meyer, at the young age of 21, was quite overzealous in his questions at your recent conference. However, what occurred afterwards was absolutely disturbing and should not be what our young minds have to endure for their passionate stance on issues. I am well aware that you were part of a generation that protested and held rallies about things you opposed and supported. Had you been faced with the possibility of a taser for speaking out, maybe many of you would have never stood up to speak out.
I said I would not rant so I won't, I would like to ask you for a favor as a Statesman instead. Please, stand up for what is right, don't let this young mans' life be ruined for speaking out. Apparently he faces felony charges which will make him ineligible to vote as well as ineligible to serve in the military. A felony is a tough thing to overcome and I think he should not be facing such serious charges.
Please speak out on his behalf and stop the steamroller that will ruin his life. After all, it seems that he was in favor of Democratic ideals, he was just overzealous in his approach.
Thank you for your kind attention, I will repost this on my own blog.
Sergio Herrera
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Hey Sergio,
OMG, Wow! The Kerry post was wild. I really think that the problem lies with the overzealous police officers. I have seen this time and time again. Isn't it wild that there are no rules about taser usage? I mean really, the protester was not being violent, but they will taser you for speaking past your allotted time? Ok, so during the next democratic or republican debate when the candidates have to answer questions in an allotted time but spill over, does that mean that our cops should taser them? It would certainly get more viewers hoping that Giuliani or Clinton get dropped live on television.
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