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Slowing the Towing
By the Editorial Board | Sep. 24, 2007Score one more for students.
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UF Takes It Off
By the Editorial Board | Sep. 23, 2007When we heard seven UF women are featured in this month's issue of Playboy, we immediately ran to the nearest gas station to buy a copy for our office.
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Taser incident seen from both angles
By Steven Mossburg | Sep. 23, 2007It is true I am a retired University Police Department officer. It is also true I am a Gator graduate (class of 1975), and I can see things from a student perspective as well as from a law enforcement perspective.
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Crude language didn't warrant Tasering
By Bob Freeman | Sep. 23, 2007"Blowjob." That's the obscenity Andrew Meyer uttered that resulted in him getting Tasered at a free-speech event.
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Police work hard to keep everyone safe
By Tamar Carter | Sep. 23, 2007When I saw the aftermath of the police Taser incident, I thought to myself, something is not right. Why has this occurrence become such a huge cause to fight for? Why is this student getting all this attention?
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Police officers' actions could inspire Taser free-for-all
By TOSHA SKETO | Sep. 23, 2007The outrage over Monday's incident at the Sen. John Kerry lecture has gone as far as inspiring protests on campus. Students are livid about the actions of the University Police Department.
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Never forget last week's Tasering
By VINCENT MASSARO | Sep. 23, 2007Today, we mark the one-week anniversary of the Tase heard 'round the world.
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Darts & Laurels
By the Editorial Board | Sep. 20, 2007It would be an understatement to say we're glad it's Friday. This all Andrew Meyer, all the time coverage has just about driven us here in the Department of Darts & Laurels over the edge. But nonetheless, we're here for this week's recap of Tasergate. So read on, brave souls. If you don't, we might Taser you. Enjoy this week's "Don't Tase me, bro" edition of…
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Dahlem not related to Meyer incident
By ANITARECE YOUNG | Sep. 20, 2007Disgusting. Sometimes it's difficult to think of a good word for something you observe, but disgusting is just perfect. The 34th Street Wall has often been a source of distraction for me, but today I stopped and turned my hazards on. Who would do something so … disgusting?
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Meyer acted immaturely, inappropriately
By BRIAN CONNER | Sep. 20, 2007After reading Thursday's Letters to the Editor about Tasergate, I must say kudos to the Alligator for allowing both sides to be heard and kudos to many in the student body for seeing the truth. I would think a telecommunication senior like Meyer would understand that it's not about what you say, but often about how you say it.
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Virtual worlds have more possibilities
By COLLEEN SHEA | Sep. 20, 2007Just when you believed civilization to be crumbling down around yo, confirmed by all of the fighting, hatred and Tasering going on all over the world nowadays, a magnificent technological breakthrough comes along to lift everyone's spirits. The beacon of hope I am referring to is the Virtual Hills.
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Meyer should have obeyed Accent rules
By Ryan Heuser | Sep. 20, 2007Whatever all of this is, it isn't a debate about free speech. Accent shutting off Meyer's microphone violates free speech no more than your professor cutting you off in class. Just as a classroom discussion proceeds according to a protocol set by the teacher of hand-raising and turn-waiting, so too does a speech at an Accent-sponsored event follow a protocol set by the university: a protocol that stipulates, among other things, that questioners approach the microphone orderly, that they wait their turn to speak and that when and if they speak, they do so calmly and without profanity.
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Defaced Wall embarrasses Gainesville
By LAUREN ANGLE | Sep. 20, 2007The tagging of the Dahlem memorial is one of the most disgusting acts of self-righteousness I have seen in my time spent at UF. I am embarrassed for the student body. This display of ignorance surely reflects poorly on the caliber of students at this university. As someone who disagrees with the actions of the University Police Department on Monday, I am appalled that students would take their frustrations out in such a disrespectful manner. Have your protests, make your signs, stand up for what you believe, but do so in a way that proves the young people of today aren't the self-righteous, spoiled punks with something to prove that we're made out to be. Stay classy, Gainesville.
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Meyer coverage just what he wanted
By Ashley Pennington | Sep. 20, 2007Torture, brutality, injustice. These are only some of the words being used to describe Monday's spat. I had a lot of reservations to overcome in writing this, knowing full well that the reaction Meyer has received locally and nationally is right up his sadistic alley. For being a punk, he has become something of a martyr.
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Meyer incident not a political issue
By PJ METZ | Sep. 20, 2007It seems ridiculous that party lines have been drawn already. Those supporting Meyer are "Krishna-Lunch-eating, college-aged hippies," and those not supporting him are creating a police state. All this along the lines clearly marked on your voting ballots to be cast in a year.
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Taser incident sends message to Iraq
By MARILYN STANLEY | Sep. 19, 2007I am sickened by the story and video of the student tortured by the Taser for free speech.
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Meyer treated unfairly, despite officers' rights
By ERIC TRABIN | Sep. 19, 2007I am very concerned by the apparent degradation of free expression, political debate and academic discourse at UF. I have been following from afar the discussions going on about the Accent Speakers Bureau. It's been troubling to learn that there are some who wish to censor and create vast oversight over the selection of speakers. I have always been proud to be a part of the world's largest student-run speakers bureau. Accent has more than 40 years of history and tradition in bringing insightful, challenging and sometimes even controversial laureates to speak to our students and community.
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Immature student deserved Tasering
By TODD BURUS | Sep. 19, 2007It never ceases to amaze me how liberals are able to cast any situation in a light that is beneficial to them; the most recent case in point being the infamous "Don't Tase me, bro" incident Monday on our campus. In the amount of time it takes to upload a shaky video on YouTube, the liberal talking points were already spelled out: Fascist police use force to squash free speech.
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Police prevented possible harm
By RAFAEL YANIZ | Sep. 19, 2007In regards to the Tasering incident on campus during the Kerry forum, the UPD officers acted appropriately in the handling of Meyer. Students and faculty quick to cry out that this was an injustice need to objectively look at this situation and realize Meyer caused the incident, not the police.
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Defacing memorial crossed line
By JOEL LEWIS | Sep. 19, 2007To the individuals who defaced the memorial to Lt. Corey Dahlem on the 34th Street Wall: Regardless about what you may believe about UPD's actions, you have crossed the line. By tagging the now infamous "Don't Tase me, bro!" over a memorial to a dedicated and upstanding officer, you covered up the most visible mark of an officer who exemplified how to protect and serve.
