Student Tasered at Kerry Visit

A University of Florida student was arrested after disturbing the peace at a school event. The event was an appearance by former presidential candidate John Kerry. According to the AP, the student, Andrew Meyer, spent one night in jail after his shenanigans and was released soon afterwards. According to an AP report, Meyer was heckling the crowd and Kerry, asking him about the 2004 presidential election and his involvement with the Skull and Bones society. The article said multiple officers held on to the vocal student, bringing him down, while he screamed and shouted and was ultimately tazered. The Associated Press article states that "Meyer was arrested on charges of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace, according to Alachua County jail records, but the State Attorney's Office had yet to make the formal charging decision. Police recommended charges of resisting arrest with violence, a felony, and disturbing the peace and interfering with school administrative functions, a misdemeanor."

The student also runs a shock-joke website, and it is unclear whether or not this was simply meant to be another shock and awe video bite for his viewers or a genuine impassioned desire to talk to Senator John Kerry.