and another one gets zapped

[Ban Hammer 13,333]

(note - video on upper right of the story link )

Student says he didn't struggle, was exercising rights

SAGINAW (WJRT) - (11/13/06)--The man who was TASERed at last week's Saginaw City Council meeting says he never attacked anyone.

Charles Littleton says he was only standing up for his rights -- rights he says society continues to lose every day.

That is what got 22-year-old Littleton in trouble. He didn't obey a rule inside Saginaw City Council chambers. That rule is that all men must remove their hats.

"It means more than just a hat," Littleton said. "It's like my crown. It's like asking a king to remove his crown."

Littleton had his Los Angeles Dodgers hat on at last week's council meeting.

He was dragged out of the meeting after being TASERed following what was described as scuffle with police, but Littleton says it didn't happen that way.

"I never kicked, punched, swung or anything like that," he said. "They are making it seem like I attacked the officer, then had to be TASERed because I was attacking them. That's not true at all."

The Detroit-area resident and Saginaw Valley State University student has now been charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor because of the incident.

He was attending the meeting to get extra credit for an urban sociology class. He was unaware of the council rule, which calls for all men to remove their hats.

"It's not about them trying to bring order to a meeting because my hat -- not its shape, form or fashion -- disrupted the proceedings," he said.

"They just want to control us and tell us what we can or cannot do. I will not bow down and bow out and follow blindly."

Littleton says he believes the rule discriminates .

"A Jewish man -- would you ask me to remove my yarmulke? A kofee? A turban? Anything like that?" Littleton said.

"But I guess a Los Angeles Dodgers hat is not a religious symbol. That is secular. You respect religion but you don't respect this."

Littleton plans on going to the Saginaw County Courthouse this week to be arraigned on the charges.

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what's next - civil rights for la dodgers hats?

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Dude, take your hat off...

And another pet peeve of mine.... My grandfather and the Navy taught me to take my hat off when eating. It always bugs me to see low life's wearing their hat in a restaurant.

[almaty 19]

yeap..need a good zapping

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

yeap..need a good zapping

zapping in the nads I say!

Daniel

:energetic:

[Scott & Lai 12]

"It means more than just a hat," Littleton said. "It's like my crown. It's like asking a king to remove his crown."

Who does this idiot think he is?

[Marc and Olga 0]

"It means more than just a hat," Littleton said. "It's like my crown. It's like asking a king to remove his crown."

Who does this idiot think he is?

Why King Littleton, of course!

I was brought up that it is impolite to wear a hat indoors...so I don't wear a hat.

Course there are other things I was taught as impolite and I see people do these things every day.

[aussiewench 9]

Regardless, I believe the use of the taser is overused and misused in the US.

[cmartyn 0]

A Taser is overused and misused... Hmmmm well, perhaps, I dunno. I do know a million (1, 000, 000) people have been shot to death in the last 20 years. Now, If it was for wearing hats inddors (especially LA dogers hats backwards) I wouldn't care so much.