June 14, 2010 10:35AM 

# Rep. Bob Etheridge Assaults Student 

By [David Rittgers](https://www.cato.org/people/david-rittgers) 

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Video of Rep. Bob Etheridge (D‑N.C.) assaulting a student who asked him if he supports the Obama agenda. (HT [Radley Balko](http://www.theagitator.com/2010/06/14/holy-crap-6/))

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[Government and Politics](https://www.cato.org/government-politics), [Constitutional Law](https://www.cato.org/constitutional-law), [Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies](https://www.cato.org/robert-levy-center-constitutional-studies) 

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