tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post3953175611327763589..comments2024-02-24T00:37:43.087-05:00Comments on The Other McCain: 'No more fun of any kind!'Robert Stacy McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-11526609121186037012008-04-16T20:45:00.000-04:002008-04-16T20:45:00.000-04:00You are probably right that in most situations one...You are probably right that in most situations one should not argue with law enforcement personnel, but does asking a sincere question of an officer when one doesn't know that she is possibly breaking a law constitute arguing with the police? If you did something that wasn't obviously illegal and a police officer told you to stop, wouldn't you want to know what law you were supposedly breaking that prompted the demand to cease and desist? Cops are supposed to defuse situations, not act high-handedly, and in such an ambiguous situation an arrest is supposed to be a last resort. The flash-mob dancers at the Jefferson Memorial weren't protesting anything, threatening anyone or anything, and weren't disturbing the peace. What they did did not seem to have been prohibited by posted signs at the site. These officers appear to have exceeded their authority and their actions might give the arrested individual the right to sue the police force they work for. I know her, as you do, and can't imagine her defying an officer and persisting in a supposedly unlawful behavior after said officer has explained his concerns. What happened was wrong, plain and simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com