{"id":4065,"date":"2007-10-30T09:33:09","date_gmt":"2007-10-30T09:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=4065"},"modified":"2025-09-30T01:55:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T01:55:14","slug":"the-dont-tase-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=4065","title":{"rendered":"The “Don’t Tase me, bro” student not charged criminally"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember the who caused a scuffle at a John Kerry event, and then got tasered by the police? Tom Faranda’s Folly: Free speech in Florida? Student gets roughed up by police at Kerry event<\/strong><\/a> . And it turned out he was a bit of a jerk?  Tom Faranda’s Folly: Looks like the "perp" in the Florida story is a jerk<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s the latest:<\/p>\n

My Way News – Lawyer: No Charges for Tasered Student<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – A University of Florida student who was shocked with a Taser after persistently questioning Sen. John Kerry won’t face criminal charges and has apologized for his actions, his attorney said Tuesday. <\/p>\n

Andrew Meyer, 21, yelled "Don’t Tase me, bro!" as he scuffled with officers during the on-campus speech last month. In letters to the university, its president and the campus police department, he apologized, attorney Robert Griscti said. <\/p>\n

"I made the decision to supersede the rules, and for that I apologize," Meyer wrote. "I should have acted calmer and obeyed the directives of the officers. If I had, none of the subsequent issues would ever have arisen." <\/p>\n

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"I am a far more reasoned individual than I was a short while ago, and the reasoned response of the university has helped me a great deal," Meyer wrote. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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