"Dont Tase Me Bro!"

The political cartoon about the college student being Tased because he was being removed from the auditorium where Senator John Kerry was speaking is a favorite of mine. The student, Andrew Meyer, wanted to be heard. He went up to the microphone to ask a question after the questioning had ended. The University of Florida Campus Police proceeded to stop him and escort him out of the auditorium because he became unruly. He would not comply, so they Tased him. This argument is not very strong. The political cartoonist Brian Farrington drew it after the incident. I think it proves a very good point, but it does not have a strong argument. If you speak out against someone with a Taser, you’re going to get Tased. This political cartoon is funny, and also says that there is not any freedom of speech on a college campus. It makes a bad argument because the cartoon depicts Meyers being Tased and there is a sign reading “Warning: colleges are free speech free zones.” I like this political cartoon for its creativity. While it may or may not be correct, I believe there is freedom of speech on a college campus, just at the right place and the right time. If you demand to be heard, people will not want to listen. He was demanding to speak and became unruly, so he was detained.  He is not making much of an argument by saying there is no freedom of speech on college campuses. The only thing he has is the sign that warns others.