Ajai Raj,19, a sophomore whose major is English at the Austin campus of the University of Texas, was taken into custody and charged with disorderly conduct following his vulgar question and lewd hand gestures at a speech by Ann Coulter Tuesday night.
An open letter from Raj posted on DemocratsUnderground.com suggests no remorse for his actions.
I have no regrets. Was I jackass? Yes. Oh, Christ, yes. But here's the question people ought to ask themselves. Did I deserve to be arrested? Did the cops need to rough me up for saying bad words at what was at least masquerading as an open dialogue? Do the people of Texas – hell, of America – feel that "potty mouth" belongs on the list of punishable crimes along with "aggravated assault" and "armed robbery"? ...I know I didn't slay the insidious evil that is Ann Coulter, but I did give her pause. She can easily go to another college or hoedown or whatever and spew her tired rhetoric without worrying about me. But I'm not the only one who feels this way. Other people will call her on her s---.
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