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What a glorious time to be Middle Eastern in the US.

I'm going to have nightmares about that video.

ETA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyvrqcxNIFs&eurl= The video.

As near as I can tell from the news stories I've read, this kid (of Middle Eastern descent) was in Powell Library at UCLA at around 11. He did not have his student ID, was asked to leave by the student volunteers, he mouthed off *but then got up to leave*. Campus security came, laid hands on him, he demanded they let go, and they began to forcibly remove him from the library. He went limp and did not fight back. The cops demanded he get up, he refused and shouted, "This is your patriot act, this is your abuse of power," they tasered him. He was restrained (you can see this in the video). They demanded he get up (after they had tasered him), he continued to refuse by staying limp, they tasered him again. Students around the situation demanded the officers' badge numbers and names, they refused to comply. They demanded, again, that he get up. He once again refused, though whether this was because he was physically incapable or because he was still exercising his right to be civilly disobedient. And it goes on and on.

The whole thing is horrifying.

ETA 2: What is *especially* horrifying? Are the people who think he brought it on himself. Not many of them, thank god, but they are still out there.

on a lighter note aka OMG I LOVE THIS SHOW

My god, Hiro and Nathan could absolutely not be more adorable.

Also, I could watch Nathan fly for *days*.

ETA: I knew they were stretching out the time on the show, but I hadn't realized that only four days elapse between 1x02 and the end of 1x05. As near as I can tell, 1x08 takes place about 5 days after 1x05. Actually, yeah. The events of 1x08 take place on October 12. So, somewhere in the vicinity of 9 days have taken place in the main series timeline so far. Interesting.

And unlike other people -- who shall hereinafter be referred to as Rob Thomas -- the writers of Heroes clearly have gone to high school before, as they remember that Homecoming takes place in October.

ETA2: It is impressive the things you learn from freeze frame. Like about Nathan. *heart*

ETA3: It is sad how much faith I have in Heroes to not pull a VMars on me.

ETA4: OMG HEART! I *love* how this show is being all ridiculously multimedia. Between the show (main action), comics (missing scenes and backstory), artwork (foreshadowing), and Hiro's blog (I love you, Heroes! I LOVE YOU LIKE YOU ARE CAKE AND IT IS MY BIRTHDAY ...eeeeee *spoilers for 1x08* blog! eeee!), they are just nailing things across the board. And um, yeah, if you have not seen 1x08, don't go to the blog. EEEE HEROES!

Save the cheerleader! Save the world!

*cough* It makes me happy. As did um, inching through the preview for tomorrow night.

huh

Apparently, I know some words in Arabic. Go team me!

(I know the Fatiha, because my mom says it all the time and also because my sister had to learn it for Culturally Mandated Day of Togetherness at the Cemetary last Saturday.) It's all very interesting.