Don't TASE me bro

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by basswipe

Weak argument at best.

Blindly following "the law" has lead to terror,death and destruction throughout the world.At what point do laws become absurd?China has laws but were the students in Tienamin Square "wrong"?What about Tibet and their religious freedoms?Both must be wrong and all must be arrested.Oh and the ultimate example:Our Revolution,we broke the King's law so I guess all Americans should be punished.

Oh and as far your dumbass reference to martyrdom the only martyrs these days are muslims and they be looking pretty stupid these days.
Btw fyi you kinda gotta DIE to be a martyr.

Oh and before you lambaste me for questioning the "law"...Loyal US citizen and war vet.

In the end this kid asked 100% legit questions,albeit in a fairly stupid way but the none the less legit questions that should have been answered.

AMERICANS......QUESTION THE LAW!!!QUESTION EVERYTHING!!!ASKING
QUESTIONS IS WHAT MADE US GREAT!!!BEING BLIND IS WHAT IS BRINGING US DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Boy Basswipe, thanks for straightening me out. I appreciate that you are a vet and thanks for serving your country. I mean that from the bottom of my heart. But, I think you may be using hyperbole a bit with your references to Tienamen Square, Tibet and our own Revolution (as I did with my reference to him trying to be a martyr). Those situations took place in other places and or in very different times. Our society has changed a lot since 2001, and I think law enforcement officers and many other people are a little bit more on edge. We live in a world and a country full of unstable people who pull crazy stunts every day. If you saw my early posts to this thread, you would have seen how I feel. I am all for people having freedoms and rights, but not at the expense of putting others in danger. This jerk asked his question and then tried to monopolize the forum. He was asked to step away, and didn't. The police then physically tried to remove him and he resisted and flailed his elbows at them. At that point, the police had to make a quick decision on how to subdue him. He became a threat to them and in my opinion they acted accordingly.
Again, this kid brought a video camera with him to film his "stunt" so he was not just another citizen who went to hear Kerry speak. If it was somone else who just asked a question (whether I thought it was legitimate or not) and got upset because they didn't get an answer, I wouldn't expect them to just sit down, but I also wouldn't expect them to pull what this kid did.
Also, don't refer to my reference as "dumbass" and then go on to compare a college speaking engagement with Tienamen Square. That's absurd. You can think my argument is weak, but it is my opinion. I have never served in the military as you have, but you probably have never had a knife held up to your throat by someone who was not mentally stable. Believe me, it changes the way you look at people. As far as our country being brought down, I would blame it not on being blind as you say. I would blame it on a country where being politically correct has taken precedence over being safe and protecting our country.