Kerry condemns police riot

Good. This is part of what I was waiting for.

After the incident yesterday where an unarmed University of Florida student was attacked by police because he supported Bush's impeachment at a John Kerry speech, Kerry has condemned the arrest of the student. "In 37 years of public appearances, through wars, protests and highly emotional events, I have never had a dialogue end this way ... I asked the police to allow me to answer the question and was in the process of responding when he was taken into custody," Kerry declared.

Evidently, Kerry didn't even know the guy was tasered until after the event was over, because the cops opted to fight the student all the way up the ramp before the tasering. (Even in the close-up clips we've seen, the tasering itself isn't that clearly visible.) If I was in John Kerry's position, I would have screamed at the cops to back off (not just "asked" them) before they dragged the guy away - but on the other hand, it's a situation not every speaker would have handled the same way, especially because the police ambush happened so quickly that there was no time to think.

Now when are Bush and the Republicans gonna condemn all the Bushist thuggery at his events? (Hint: They won't.) And when is the Democratic Party (not just Kerry) going to condemn what happened at the Kerry event (to prove they're not merged at the feeding trough with the GOPoo)?

Also, ABC isn't exactly blameless either, because someone who asks a speaker questions during an allotted time frame is not a "heckler."

(Source: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/09/students-rally-.html)