Maybe this guy wouldn’t be so upset if he weren’t forced to pay for government schools that he presumably doesn’t support. If we didn’t have a coercive, one-size-fits-all education system, every parent and child could get the education they value through the free market.
Here’s full video of the arrest from Josh Youssef, who followed the cop out, unlike WMUR. Late in the video, the cop claims the calm, suited man is resisting, a common tactic of police who want to add a resisting charge to their victim, for extra punishment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HC2LPu8wHQ
Here’s Youssef’s description of the event:
William Baer was arrested at the Gilford NH School Board meeting on 5/5/2014 for violating the 2-minute speaking rule imposed by board chairman Sue Allen. Allen restricted each speaker to a strict 2 minutes, statement format(no questions or answers), and only one speaking opportunity per person.
When William Baer violated this “rule,” Allen declared him “out of order” and had him arrested and removed.
Baer was voicing his disgust with the Gilford High School’s required reading of what he considered an age-inappropriate book for his 14-year old daughter, “Nineteen Minutes” by Jodie Picault. The book depicts textually pornographic details of an “encounter” between 2 minors. Many have characterized the scene depicted on Page 313 as a rape scene because the girl rescinded “consent.”
Here’s the WMUR version:
