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Police Arrest Man For Refusing To Tweet
RichZellich writes "Police arrested a senior vice president from Island Def Jam Records, saying he hindered their crowd-control efforts by not cooperating. The crowd at a mall where Justin Bieber was appearing got out of control, and police wanted the man to send a tweet asking for calm; he refused and they arrested him on a felony assault charge 'for putting people in danger.'"
Sad that the community will have to pay restitution (to the improperly arrested) for this kind of police incompetence, while the cops close ranks and continue the code of blue silence... and "authorities" wonder why their reputation is in shambles.
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So now we're living in the United States of Communist Regime. Of course we have a lack of detailed information here. There could be more to the story than what this little blurb implies. But, these are no longer isolated cases. Stuff like this seems to be happening on a daily basis. Our rights are being violated at will, all the time. 1st thing I would be doing here is finding a good lawyer, and going after the department and the officers for false arrest. This kind of abuse has to stop.
The charges themselves are not vague, they spell it out for you. Criminal nuisance is basically creating a mob situation. Endangering the welfare of a minor such as knowing that there are minors in the crowed and still create a mob situation. Finally obstructing government administration should be pretty obvious but I can explain it for you since it is vague. How about getting in the way of the police and not helping them stop the mob you created. These are the crimes that he was charged with. I weep for our education system if you are a example of it. Vague is not a word to be used by the ignorant. Try again?
Apparently the official answer is: No they shouldn't.
You and several others have made some excellent points, but all missed the "real" story here.
The police know the charges won't stick, most likely the DA will write them off the second it hits his desk.
But these self-important assholes got to stick a rich and powerful man in a cage for a few hours. This may have included such wonderfully fun activities as a strip/cavity search, fingerprinting (that ink comes right out of $4000 cashmere suits, we promise), a parasite dusting, and getting to hang out with the cream of society in a 10x10 cell.
They don't care whether or not the charges stick, they've already "gotten theirs" against this uppity prick who didn't immediately comply with their demands. It only surprises me that they didn't tase him in the process.