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WTXL ABC 27
March 14, 2018
The use of tasers by law enforcement have always been a source of controversy. The “Don't Tase Me Bro” incident of 2007 involving UF student Andrew Meyer might be something that first comes to mind but there have been many others. Even recently in Tallahassee, where a man died after a taser relatedÃâà...
History News Network (HNN)
March 4, 2018
The news that the Chinese Communist Party proposed amending the PRC constitution to remove term limits for the office of president, making it possible for current President Xi Jinping to remain in power indefinitely, has predictably occasioned international concern and commentary. Here in the U.S.,Ãâà...
Michigan Journal
November 28, 2017
Loomer unironically compared her de-verification to the Holocaust (I'm not kidding) and Andrew Meyer (affiliate of “journalist” Mike Cernovich) asserted that the government needed to step in and regulate Twitter as a “public utility”. Of course, these reactions are beyond ridiculous not only because theseÃâà...
The Tab
September 14, 2017
On the day he was tased, Andrew Meyer could never have predicted that he would become a viral sensation, but "don't tase me bro!" became a cry heard ... The incident begins when Andrew, a student at UF attending Senator John Kerry's talk, steps up to the mic during the Q&A session. A reporter at theÃâà...
Athens Messenger (blog)
August 29, 2017
Backup — R-Junior Andrew Meyer (6-0, 187). I thought Ohio did a good job of reloading this position, and was really excited about the possibilities early in camp. Ball was exceptional early in camp, and looked the part of a potential dominating No. 1 option on the outside. Cope, coming off an injury-marredÃâà...
Digiday
April 10, 2017
The turning point came in 2007, when the company was in the midst of a series of “exhausting” lawsuits and public debacles, including one at University of Florida, where student Andrew Meyer was tackled by a Taser gun and shouted “Don't Tase me, bro!” One particular suit involved the City of Salinas andÃâà...
American Journalism Review
March 27, 2014
Andrew Meyer became an instant media sensation in 2007 after police officers arrested him after he tried to ask then-Sen. John Kerry several questions at a student forum. Many still ... As a journalist, you have no idea how big your responsibility is until suddenly your work is in the spotlight. Sometimes itÃâà...
Complex.com
January 14, 2014
In September 2007, University of Florida student Andrew Meyer earned his place in pop culture history when he attempted to ask then-Sen. John Kerry a string of questions and ended up on the business end of campus police officer Tasers. The fruit of the incident was Meyer's infamous quote, "Don't taseÃâà...
CNN
September 20, 2007
The Florida Division of Law Enforcement will investigate Monday's arrest of Andrew Meyer, said University of Florida President J. Bernard Machen. ... In a statement issued Tuesday, Kerry said he didn't know a Taser had been used on the student until after he left the event, and said he hoped no one wasÃâà...
CNN
September 19, 2007
CNNU campus correspondent Eunic Ortiz is a senior at the University of Florida. Ortiz attended the Sen. John Kerry event where a student was Tasered by police. CNNU is a feature that provides student perspectives on news and trends from colleges across the United States. The views expressed in thisÃâà...
YouTube
September 19, 2007
If Accent Speakers Bureau had allowed all those standing in line to ask questions, this never would have happened. Unless of course the police would have stepped in anyway. I DO NOT KNOW ANDREW MEYER PERSONALLY. I DID NOT EDIT THIS FILM (the camera battery was low and stopped filming)Ãâà...
