http://www.matthewriddle.com/2006/11/16/ucpd-police-assault-student-in-university-library/ Home is Australia, but I'm currently living and working in the UK. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:30:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.matthewriddle.com/2006/11/16/ucpd-police-assault-student-in-university-library/#comment-43 HH Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:30:23 +0000 http://www.matthewriddle.com/?p=131#comment-43 Wow Zot. I hadn't heard anything about this. It is distressing to say the least. But the guy was also being an ass. You are right. The U.S. is becoming an out-of-control police state. And living here, you have to know that the police will not tolerate any amount of dissent. In reading the comments posted on YouTube you get basically 2 opinions: the guy asked for it and the guy didn't do anything wrong. I can tell you, as an older and wiser man than that kid is, I would not be yelling about the Patriot Act nor would I insist that the officer take his hands off of me. I would simply comply. I guess authority means something different to each us. Wow Zot. I hadn’t heard anything about this. It is distressing to say the least. But the guy was also being an ass. You are right. The U.S. is becoming an out-of-control police state. And living here, you have to know that the police will not tolerate any amount of dissent. In reading the comments posted on YouTube you get basically 2 opinions: the guy asked for it and the guy didn’t do anything wrong. I can tell you, as an older and wiser man than that kid is, I would not be yelling about the Patriot Act nor would I insist that the officer take his hands off of me. I would simply comply. I guess authority means something different to each us.

]]> http://www.matthewriddle.com/2006/11/16/ucpd-police-assault-student-in-university-library/#comment-40 Crinkle Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:51:10 +0000 http://www.matthewriddle.com/?p=131#comment-40 that was seriously distressing. that was seriously distressing.

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