Paul Ryan Protester Handcuffed, Pushed To Ground By Wisconsin Police [View All]

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Run time: 00:36 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBhdXfCdaA8   Posted on YouTube: September 07, 2011 By YouTube Member: WiscJobsNow Views on YouTube: 334   Posted on DU: September 08, 2011 By DU Member: Tx4obama Views on DU: 1628

 
As Congressman Paul Ryan cracked a joke about him, Tom Nielsen found himself face down on the floor being handcuffed by police. The 71-year-old retired plumber from Kenosha was thrown to the ground, placed in handcuffs, and arrested for trespassing and resisting arrest after objecting to Ryan's plans to gut Social Security and Medicare during his congressman's only public appearance scheduled during the August recess -- a $15 Rotary Club luncheon in West Allis on Tuesday.

Nielsen repeatedly told police that he wasn't fighting them and that he didn't want to make any trouble. He also told them several times that he had a broken shoulder. Police officers ignored his comments as they wrestled him to the ground despite his howls of pain.

Nielsen's comment to Ryan at the luncheon, his arrest, and Ryan's joke are all captured on video available here.