Comments on: The case of the curious taser incident http://peoplesgeography.com/2007/09/19/the-case-of-the-curious-taser-incident/ Creating people's geographies Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:27:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Lindsey Chandler http://peoplesgeography.com/2007/09/19/the-case-of-the-curious-taser-incident/#comment-34403 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:05:06 +0000 http://peoplesgeography.com/2007/09/19/the-case-of-the-curious-taser-incident/#comment-34403 Yea Ann,
Scary stuff, and we had what amounts to the same thing happen here in Sydney to Greg McLeay during the APEC meetings, only he was simply crossing the road. I’m sure I’m not telling you anything new when I say that Australia too has a police state. You are doing good work here keeping people informed, and maintaining in their memories the acts that indicate how far away from egalitarian society we really are. I hope that they remember come polling day.

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Hi Lindsay,

Indeed, and the poor man was tackled to the ground as his child looked on. Thanks for your comment, and hope you come by again.

Ann

]]> By: miche http://peoplesgeography.com/2007/09/19/the-case-of-the-curious-taser-incident/#comment-34354 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:45:56 +0000 http://peoplesgeography.com/2007/09/19/the-case-of-the-curious-taser-incident/#comment-34354 I, too, would resist a cop strong arming me for asking a question. One should not be arrested for speaking his mind, especially in a Town Hall type of meeting.

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Spoken like a true libertarian. Good to see you, Miche.

]]> By: Ann El Khoury http://peoplesgeography.com/2007/09/19/the-case-of-the-curious-taser-incident/#comment-34303 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:51:06 +0000 http://peoplesgeography.com/2007/09/19/the-case-of-the-curious-taser-incident/#comment-34303 Indeed, and as Naj points out, submission to that gratuitous violence is most often an abrogation of one’s liberty, dignity and freedom. Whether by civil disobedience, non-violent non-cooperation or other means, the right to choose not to capitulate to impunity is a sacred one.

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