Still using that filtered lense.

The above movie is just what I was talking about.

Okay, not a movie. It's a video clip. Satisfied?
Now, what we have here is a college student who obviously has a point to make. I must say, he has some very good points to make. Whether they are improperly educated points I can't say. But I have to say, he is definitely convincing.
He starts off by "informing the people" as he puts it. And again, regardless of its validity, they are still quite thought provoking arguments. He certainly has the right to speak his mind in an orderly fashion. However, that's where the problem comes in? He started off very well, but quickly became disorderly as he tried to inform the people. When he finally gets to the questions, he abandons all order in an attempt to make his point. It became evident that he had no intention to allow the 2004 Presidential Hopeful to answer his questions.
As is the nature of law enforcement - regardless of what popular opinion says - the police move in to escort the young man out of the building to RESTORE ORDER. NOT "SILENCE THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE." After all, we do expect that much of them. Besides, the people came to hear Kerry speak, not to hear the young man rant and rave at the man.
At this point, the young and passionate college student has made his point. He can still peacefully exit the building with some real credit and save face at the same time. He runs his mouth defiantly as he walks with the police officers with little struggle. He then switches gears and forcefully breaks loose and makes a very low level attempt to evade. At least, that's what it looked like. The cops catch him and forcefully carries him toward the entrance. The camera does a lot of shaking before the picture finally rests on the young man being held down by the police near the entrance. He's yelling "what did I do?" Over and over again. A few moments later, the young man says, "let me up and I'll walk out of here right now." Well, you political martyr you, that's exactly what you should have done from Jump Street. The trust and benefit of the doubt went right out the window when you resisted the escort out. For all they know, you may try something against Kerry. You sounded like you had a pretty big axe to grind. Best not to take chances. Bring in the taser! "Pleas don't tase me bro! Please don't tase me!" Too late. ZAAAAPPP! And here's another for thinking you can appeal to those brave men and women in blue by calling one of them your bro: ZAAAAPPP! (Not Really)
MAKING yourself into a political martyr, or any other type for that mater, does not prove you are passionate about anything. When the young college student used his words, he made proof of it enough. It would have been far more effective if he used a bit more respect and order. As it was, he got tased. And provoking the police to tase you does not prove police brutality. Instead of the young woman telling the police to stop, why didn't she tell the young man to stop resisting.
I am very proud that almost all of the young people have such an intense interest in politics, but when it ends the way this demonstration did, it wipes out everything prior to the police scuffle. People will remember the yells of pain more than the excellent points the young man made.
Please understand, the real world becomes far too real after college. Understand that there are other way to get your point across. More peaceful ways, respectful, and orderly ways to get your point across. Keep in mind the civil rights movements of the past. All the peaceful protests, some that were met by violence from merciless police. The protests made by our illegal citizens, again some of it was met with violence. But none of the violence was ever provoked.

I commend all of you passionate college students for your interest in politics that far surpassed my care for it all when I was in college. But realize that there is a better way. Now I realize that not all college students behave as such. I speak primarily to the attention getters and those that don't see that the attention getters con do any wrong.
My point is that none of this rebellion is necessary when protesting, demonstrating, or simply calling out a man you feel let you and millions of other voters down in the last election. But the point that I strayed from was that we see what we want. People will see this whole incident as the student being tased for asking questions. That's not accurate. He was tased for not leaving peacefully. Now, on the up side, I am very excited to see this up and coming generation eventually run this nation.

Believe it or not, I'm very proud of our college students. They fill me with such hope. 'Til next time.

By the way, I'm well aware that there are corrupt police just as there are corrupt preachers, politicians, and college students.