Your opinion: Reaction to police using Taser on student

(CNN Student News) -- Two University of Florida police officers were placed on leave Tuesday after using an electronic stun gun to subdue a student at a campus forum. Read an account of the incident from a student who was there.

We asked CNN Student News viewers to share their opinions on whether speech should always be free or if there are times when limits should be placed on what we say. Below are some of their responses, which in some cases have been edited for length and clarity.

Kurk from Conant High School, New Hampshire
Yes, there should be times when the freedom of speech should be restricted. For instance, when someone is insulting a person and being extremely loud, or if a person is threatening someone or a number of people.

Josh from Bonney Lake High School, Washington
Regarding free speech today, I believe that the student had the right the say what he believed because after all this is a free country and one of our rights as a U.S. citizen is the freedom of speech. It's not like he made a threat to the president or anything. He was simply stated what he believed in and he was mistreated by authorities. But this is only my opinion.

Jason from Bonney Lake High School, Washington
Regarding the University of Florida free speech incident: I think the student did have the right to question Kerry the way he did, although he should have more respect in the way he aproached the questioning. The police are not wrong because they were just doing their job the way they are told.

Michael from Bonney Lake High School, Washington
Regarding the freedom of speech segment, I felt that the student speaker was wrongfully arrested. I don't believe he went beyond his right to speak freely. He voiced his opinion and that was it. The fact that they said he was disturbing the peace was just an excuse to arrest him.

Nicole from Bonney Lake High School, Washington
In response to the segment regarding the University of Florida student questioning Kerry, I completey disagree with the actions taken by present officers. The collegiate, despite being obviously riled, posed no threat nor was any of what he said obscene. The only thing obscene about the ruckus was the fact that he was arrested for questioning what he is rightly entitled to; even more ridiculous was that it occured at a Q and A.

Rachel from Conant High School, New Hampshire
Although I agree that a limit should be placed on individuals who are truly disturbing the peace, I believe that authority should use better judgment in determining what is acceptable. In the authority's defense, however, I also believe that people should not abuse their rights or try to push the limits.

Holli from Frontier Middle School, Wyoming
In my opinion I think that people should have their limits of what they say. Some people don't know when to stop, so it varies if they know how to control themselves or not. Andrew did not do anything wrong while giving his speech. Senator Kerry was telling them to stop and let him go so he could answer his questions.

Angela from Frontier Middle School, Wyoming
I think what they did to Andrew Meyer is really wrong because that guy has a right to speak his word. He wasn't saying anything wrong or defending anybody. He was just asking Sen. John Kerry questions. I think they went overboard.

Jordan from Frontier Middle School, Wyoming
I believe that Andrew Meyer's right to free speech was violated and the security acted a bit too quickly. Andrew was asking Senator John Kerry some pretty deep questions and talked for a long while before his mic was cut. That was wrong because when Andrew starts to scream, "Are you arresting me?!" you can hear Senator John Kerry saying, "Stop, let me answer his questions." The security used their Tasers wrongly. I am sure Andrew would have calmed down in a little while.

Jake from Conant High School, New Hampshire
I think the only time speech should be limited is when you are talking to a government official.

Marissa from Conant High School, New Hampshire
I think that everyone should have freedom of speech. Yet there should be limits to how much you can say. You should be able to say things you want to say.

Melissa from Bonney Lake High School, Washington
About the UF free speech story, I think that he should have been allowed to finish his thoughts then told calmly to speak to the police. I also think that he should not have been Tasered.

Michael from Bonney Lake High School, Washington
Regarding the University of Florida: The freedom of speech is a constitutional amendment and should not be hindered with. The student should have gone about his business more professionally, but he should not have had the punishment of being escorted away by security officers. E-mail to a friend