Student Tasered

I’ve been watching with some amount of interest the forced removal of a student who dared to ask a few questions of US Senator John Kerry. It’s impossible for me to decide whether the gentleman was out of order and had to be removed since the footage was inaudible. Based on amateur footage however it would seem to me that the measures employed by the officers were excessive. When he was zapped the student had already appeared to have been restrained.

The other question that comes to mind is that these senators represent the people and people will have differing views on their decisions therefore – Are persons not free to question these officials if they feel that they need answers to burning issues? If you aren’t prepared to answer to the people why run for office…or even more obvious, why hold forums? Print a news release then if you would rather not face the crowd. Being the coward at heart that I am, if I were a US citizen, I would most certainly keep my questions to myself and show my disgust at the next election rather than face getting zapped. I am placing the incident right at the feet of the senator as he holds the office of ultimate responsibility. Were the actions of the officers appropriate? Maybe or maybe not.  

What do you think? Should politicians face scrutiny? Was the police using overkill? Did the student cross the line? Would you dare to face the taser for getting answers to your questions?