Stance in “Don’t Tase me, Bro” editorial alarming

I read this editorial and was alarmed at your permissive attitude toward police brutality. Sure, Meyer asked a question that was in poor taste and at the wrong time, but in the end all he did was ask a question and was subsequently asked to leave by those leading the event. When the police came – and keep in mind we are talking about a student, age 18 to 24 – resisting a number of trained career police officers. Are you saying that the officers (plural) could not subdue one student without first electrocuting him? I’m not saying it was right of Meyer to disrespect Sen. Kerry, but since when is the punishment for free speech 50,000 volts? I mean, I thought we lived in the United States, where you’re allowed to criticize public officials. John Kerry works in the Capitol, not the Kremlin, and asking him a question that he does not like is not a sufficient reason for the police to use a TASER gun on the person asking the question.\nI also want to point out that in the video Meyer is tased inside the building, before the police escort him outside and he tries to break free. It is clear in the YouTube video that Meyer feared for his life because of the shocking treatment (no pun intended) he received inside the building, which led to his attempt to resist and the second TASER attack.