WARNING! The below video may be inappropriate to view for some.
(p.s. anyone know how to hide the field unless clicked on? I know livejournal has this feature but I don't know if blogger does as well).


This video seems to have become quite popular on the internet as of late. But I am baffled by it. If you haven't seen the "don't taze me bro" video referenced in the video, look it up. I encountered it when my brother turned it on for me to watch. Essentially, that guy was being civil and, truly, had his right of free speech taken away from him. This man, on the other hand did otherwise.

His petulance gravely irritates me. Perhaps many years ago it would have been acceptable to flaunt your privates in public as a form of expression, but that is no longer the case. But my case isn't to be presented against just him, but the crowd and many of the people who are posting comments on the video as well (click on the video and it will take you to the link as well). All who are not only egging on the obscene acts, but also jeering at the law enforcement officials for taking away his rights, stating "It's Coachella! Who cares?" For starters, I do.

Law enforcement (or peace officers, whomever they may have been in the video) are there to protect. I agree that he was not physically harming anyone, but my eyes sure did burn while seeing that. And I saw a blurred version of what others were viewing in real life. The "wizard" was also quite evidently on some sort of psychotropic and dangerous drug. My deduction on the case? He was tazed for a good five seconds yet managed to fight back. If you've ever seen someone been tazed (whether it be a video or in person), you know that the person becomes completely debilitated and nearly collapses on the ground.

I will not deny that the officer dropping his knee on to his chest was not excessive, but to say he did not show any signs of resistance is a lie. Or other accusations saying that if asked, he would have complied to leave the premises with them. But his disrespect for authority (yes, I am arguing that they are in fact considered an authority figured having been imbued with the duty of civil service of protecting citizens) should not have gone unnoticed. They officers had obviously politely requested his put his clothes back on and handed it to him when he he went so far as to throw it in the other direction. They were even polite enough to retrieve it for him multiple times only to be insulted time and time again.

I will have to say that the officers could have handled it slightly better (but they did handle it much better than I would have), but the man got what he deserved.

Subsequently, I will leave you with this video to leave on a lighter note: