The planners say that it would be impractical to expect 45,000 people to share water fountains. That might be true. But we are talking about the principle here. It's water! So they choose to:
a) "stay within code" and not plan ahead by installing water facilities
b) not allow people to bring in their own water for "security reasons"
c) sell 20oz. bottled water at concession stands for $3.00
A+B+C=greed. I wonder if the luxury boxes have water? Also, did they think 45,000 people would share space at the concession stands better than they would at water fountains? I suppose not, because you also have to wait 20 minutes to get your 20oz. bottle of water. b) not allow people to bring in their own water for "security reasons"
c) sell 20oz. bottled water at concession stands for $3.00
So now they are caving in and installing water fountains after the fact, now that they have felt the media heat. What did you think would happen?
We are talking about water here, right? The abundant matter that is the basis of all Earthly life, and comprises 90% of our bodies? Or does that have a price tag, too? (Not to mention we are in a state that borders almost ALL WATER.)
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This just in, police offers are taser-gun trigger happy. Don't get me wrong, the UF student was definitely unruly. Someone else was asking a question at the microphone, and this moron cuts in front of him. I am all for free speech and questioning authority, but have a little respect for your fellow students. He sounded like a rookie leftist that just read his first Noam Chomsky book and learned the show is fixed. It goes way beyond John Kerry, bro.
Anyways, the guy gets escorted out and keeps pulling away from the officers, flailing his arms about. Do they have a right to grab him and pull him out forcefully? Well, they were already hellbent on kicking him out. So would he have left if they asked politely? Probably not.
But this is where the cops went wrong.
At that point, in the back of the auditorium, a trained police officer knew this guy wasn't armed. So where is the threat? Why use a weapon? His resistance was obviously because he wanted to make a stand for free speech. (When cops start grabbing at your arms when all you are doing is speaking into a microphone, that gets into fascist territory. I understand his disdain.) So once the guy lost his cool and made a scene, you decide to drag his ass out of there. If he becomes difficult, you take him down to the ground, handcuff him, and carry him out. In the context of this story, I can live with that.
However, since the widespread use of taser guns, cops are way to eager to use them (including innocent bears). It has become the Showtime Rotisserie Oven of crowd control. Drunk vagrant resisting arrest? Shock him! It's as easy as 1...2...3! Police officers, including the ones in this video, use it as a threat. Why did he need to be tased? I have seen officers subdue criminals on Cops in much more difficult situations. Even life-threatening. Why can't they just tackle guys the old-fashioned way? The perp might get a forearm/face/concrete sandwich, but you don't have to torture them.
He definitely screamed like a little girl.
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Orenthal Simpson picked the wrong time to rob a hotel room. Over sports memorabilia? What an idiot. You write a book basically confessing that you murdered your wife (and let's not forget that civil court essentially found him guilty). Then, right when it gets released, you decide to plan a robbery? The entire country is talking about you, disgusted by you, and convinced that you walked away from a murder scene. No one is on your side. Now you have to face 11 charges of robbery and kidnapping, with a possibly life sentence. Lock this fool up.
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