I believe that our world is devolving into a land where there is no sense of justice. Similar to Gotham City, but without the idiot flying around dressed like a bat.

A place where people think they can do whatever they damn well please, without any thought to how that may affect those around them. As a society we have lost responsibility for our own actions, and have shoved ourselves to the brink between purified order and complete anarchy.

In which case, I thank God for Taser guns.

Taser guns are the bastion of light that we search for when times are dark. They return us to a simpler age when people couldn't speak their minds without facing repercussions.

I sit here wondering how the defenders of order were able to control protesters and anarchists before the Taser gun was invented, and then I remember they couldn't.

No wonder the 1960s was such a turbulent decade filled with riots and hippies.

The Taser gun's tradition of suppressing evildoers continues to this day. I'd assume by now that everyone has seen the video of young Andrew Meyer, a University of Florida student who, in the midst of John Kerry's visit to the campus, was shot with a Taser gun by police officers for attempting to start a riot.

After asking Kerry a question pertaining to the senator's involvement with the Yale secret society Skulls and Bones and consequently getting his microphone turned off, Meyer began to argue with police officers, who led him to the back of the room and promptly gave him the good ol' "shock-a-roonie."

He deserved it, too.

First off, the guy had a book with him when he was at the mic, which anyone who has enough common sense knows is the first sure sign that a riot is possibly on the verge of erupting.

Secondly, as he was being pulled away from the front of the room, the crowd began to cheer, signifying a sense of rowdiness that probably scared the police officers.

Now, unbeknownst to the general public, and possibly most law enforcement, it is strict officer code that when dealing with an unruly crowd, you should always take out the leader.

Any military history buff or psychologist will tell you that by taking out the leader, you hurt their followers' morale, thus causing a complete meltdown amongst the ranks and eventually total submission.

Thus, it made sense for them to take down Meyer. By shooting him with the Taser gun, they were telling the crowd, "Don't think about asking Sen. Kerry any more inane questions, or you'll be getting the same treatment."

And, of course, as soon as the video hit the airwaves, or more appropriately, YouTube, the masses, the blogosphere and random Facebook groups, erupted in protest, screaming for the blood of the officers who committed this act.

But why? Why were so many people angry with this one incident? People get Tasered all the time, and it seems that only when it's some innocent bystander that suddenly it becomes a big issue.

People fail to realize that police officers sometimes make mistakes. They're human just like the rest of us. Furthermore, it's the job of a police officer to keep stuff from hitting the fan, so I'm pretty sure they're on the edge the entire time, especially during such an event as a John Kerry speech.

So obviously, when they see someone flailing around a book and unable to keep his voice to the same monotone level as the senator, they would suspect something was about to go down.

For all they know, there could have been a knife, a gun or some other finely tuned weapon hidden beneath those pages. They had to think fast and act quickly, before anyone else decided to become similarly enthusiastic.

And because of their actions, I am able to sit here and appreciate the peace and calm that envelops my tiny apartment, and know that whatever protest or dispute anyone might have had has been subdued, that everything is right in the world again.

People need to realize that when you try to fight "the Man," he will Taser you until you scream like a little child.

[Reach columnist Eric Uthus at opinion@thedaily.washington.edu.]