Congressman Bob Etheridge, Democrat from North Carolina's 2nd district, refused to answer questions from some students on a sidewalk in D.C. ("Congressman Assaults Student on Washington Sidewalk "). Repeating the question "who are you?" and stating that he has "a right to know", the congressman grabbed and held onto one of the students while the other student continued to film him.
The congressman was correct: he does have the right to know who is asking him questions. He also has the right to refuse to answer, to ignore, or to even dismiss those asking questions. What he does not have a right to do, however, is assault someone simply because they asked a question. By striking out at the student's camera and then grabbing the student, he commits a crime for which any other citizen would be subjected to legal action, providing further evidence that our elected officials seem to believe that the law over which they preside does not actually pertain to them.
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