‘Drag me out’: A Kansas teacher was carried out of a public meeting by several officers after refusing to stop clappingA Kansas physics teacher was hauled out of a city commission meeting in handcuffs after refusing to stop clapping, in a case that has drawn national attention to how far local governments can go in policing audience behavior. Commissioners had warned the audience earlier in the meeting that clapping, snapping, and other disruptive behavior would not be tolerated. Claridge told officers to ‘drag me out,’ and they didClaridge clapped several times as one opponent of the project finished speaking. “Hi, I’d like to speak,” Claridge told them, before adding, “I have a right to clap,” and then telling the officers to “drag me out.” A similar case in Oklahoma also ended in an arrest over a data center dispute.