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- MrDee23, on 04/15/2008, -20/+692Celebrating freedom by dancing! How dare you? Next time put an American flag and yellow ribbon on your SUV and shut the F*** like a good freedom loving American.
- MakiMaki, on 04/15/2008, -20/+449How ironic. A good example of what's wrong with America today. Those kids weren't doing anything wrong.
- 14justice, on 04/15/2008, -11/+398Remember that bumper sticker "Question Authority?" It's illegal now.
- laudyms, on 04/15/2008, -17/+342The Corporate State Of America doesn't recognize Jefferson.
- hauntedchippy, on 04/15/2008, -6/+286Oh Mr. Jefferson, this world needs you now more than ever.
- radink360, on 04/15/2008, -12/+287You have the right to ask why and what you are being charged with. These ***** over powered cops need to be the ones in jail.
- mwolfzorn, on 04/15/2008, -7/+238This is such a perfect digg story it must be a joke:
iPhones/iPods - Check
Flash Mob - Check
Libertarian - Check
Abuse of Power - Check
This is obviously the holy grail digg story! - pax85, on 04/15/2008, -8/+216Does an arrest for no reason has any consequences for the officer?
- Nougat, on 04/15/2008, -4/+208*Note: American flag and yellow ribbon car magnets manufactured in China
- rsound, on 04/15/2008, -15/+150Yes they were doing something wrong. They were not acting like respectable people. Only communists and beatniks dance around a monument early in the morning. NORMAL respectable people would be in bed getting a good night's sleep so they could go to their respectable jobs in banks and industry in the morning, wearing their pin striped suits and help extract more and more wealth from the slave classes of this country.
- zizzybaloobah, on 04/15/2008, -4/+107Furthermore, you have the right to request the officers' names and badge numbers - these officers did not comply.
- elevatedflow, on 04/15/2008, -2/+92View on corporations
Jefferson’s quote, "I hope we shall crush ... in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations, which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength and bid defiance to the laws of our country"
next year im dancing at his memorial on his birthday! - trenchcoat, on 04/15/2008, -5/+92I normally don't agree with the whiny mob mentality on digg but this is nothing new for park police. When I was in high school over 20 years ago some classmates and myself were thrown out of Ben Franklin's house in Philadelphia because we were smoking outside. The park police woman thought we were smoking weed because we were passing the cigarette around. Because everyone knows that in 1986 joints came with filters on them that said Marlboro.
- souljaboytellem, on 04/15/2008, -14/+100Sad for that woman, but a "silent dancing iPod flash party?" I could probably think of something more fun than that to celebrate my favorite founding father
- inactive, on 04/15/2008, -6/+88Just because a police officer asks you to leave somewhere, does not mean you have to. They were in a public area and where not causing any known problems, therefore, the order to leave was not a lawful order.
- panth77, on 04/15/2008, -6/+87You can't trespass on public property.
- theNazz, on 04/15/2008, -15/+90Where's Kevin Bacon when you need him? ...
- inactive, on 04/15/2008, -6/+76They arrested her with video?
- toonworld, on 04/15/2008, -6/+70Can someone tell me why America is till being called "the land of the free" ?
- ninjaface, on 04/15/2008, -7/+71FASCISM. When citizens can't question officials about why their freedom is being compromised, something is gravely wrong.
- inactive, on 04/15/2008, -4/+67war is peace
ignorance is strength
freedom is slavery - rabidbob, on 04/15/2008, -2/+60If a bunch of Chinese people spontaneously got together to dance to celebrate Mao's birthday the communist party would probably cream themselves with happiness.
- Kyrgizion, on 04/15/2008, -3/+59If you do not break any laws or regulations, the police have nothing to order you about unless there's some emergency going on (fire, bomb threat, etc).
- rabidbob, on 04/15/2008, -1/+56You know, it doesn't make any ***** difference what their motive was - they were not doing anything illegal so leave 'em be. And if they had an ulterior motive then let them dance, and they fail. Big ***** deal. Get your head screwed on straight and quit trying to make the world conform to what you think is right. America was founded on the principle of freedom and it's sickening just how far the country has travelled from those principles, while cretinous retards spout "freedom as long as you're just like me" messages.
- dgaspard, on 04/15/2008, -6/+55The officers request was unreasonable.
- PiKo85, on 04/15/2008, -3/+52It's not really a request if you have to obey it is it now?
- firex726, on 04/15/2008, -1/+49What law was broken?
It was in the evening, so no tourists were disturbed.
They were using head phones so no loud noises.
They were on public property, so cant say they were trespassing.
The officers were asked their badge numbers and identification and refused to give it.
Which this one IS illegal, too bad it was done by the very same ones who are to hold up the laws. - jgoodstein, on 04/15/2008, -2/+50That is the worst single piece of advice I have EVER heard. You do not give up your rights because some douche in a uniform yells at you.
- inactive, on 04/15/2008, -5/+52Pretty sure they would have just let them dance in China.
- FairDinkumMate, on 04/15/2008, -4/+48The President was arrested over the weekend when he gathered in the early afternoon for some sort of silent dancing on the White House steps to celebrate having to wait for John McCain. When U.S. Secret Service told him to stop, he asked what he was doing wrong. They arrested him. With video.
A witness named smity9384 gave their account of what happened -
"These guys are just trying to do their job. If you were stuck guarding the White House, and a President shows up and starts dancing around to no music, what would you do? The White House isn't really a place to be dancing and running about. If I were there as a sight seer, especially if I were foreign and did not speak great english, I would be confused/worried and probably leave." - tomtom10, on 04/15/2008, -4/+44i must have missed that "do not act like a retard" law in school. dancing and distracting people. OMG, put her in jail already!
I can't belive how easy you guys accept supression and violations of your rights. "ah, she probably diserved it".. just wait, next time they'll put YOU in jail for looking at them or something. not so fun then, you'll see. - swr1ght, on 04/15/2008, -4/+41Yes Sir, Yes Ma'am and a prompt and crisp Nazi Salute. Don't forget the Nazi salute. And it might be wise to sing out your praises for Hitler while you are doing it, just to be on the safe side.
- relic180, on 04/15/2008, -1/+38How about a big internet brouhaha about civil injustice that you and all your friends can all blog about?
- brufleth, on 04/15/2008, -0/+35Some paper work maybe.
- groo68, on 04/15/2008, -3/+38They were trespassing on America.
/sarcasm - minorthreat, on 04/15/2008, -0/+35unfortunately the type of people that we are forced to hire as keepers of the peace aren't our most intelligent ones.
- lapizzasol, on 04/15/2008, -3/+37Obviously the Pursuit of Happiness had a restraining order put against that particular dancer.
- honesttussey, on 04/15/2008, -2/+36Are you naturally retarded or did you get this way over time? You can't arrest people for 'acting like retards'. You have to break the law. Nice comparison about the library. Thing is, a library is a quiet place. They were at a public memorial. And asking for a badge number isn't 'acting like a moron'. It's well within their RIGHTS and it is illegal for an officer to refuse to give it. Move to China please.
- apackofmonkeys, on 04/15/2008, -3/+36What the hell does being late have to do with it? The memorial website says it's open 24 hours a day! The police cannot order you to do anything if you're not breaking the law and there's no emergency.
- nakani, on 04/15/2008, -0/+32**Note: no proceeds go to the actual troops
- stealthboy, on 04/15/2008, -4/+35Get in line, sheep!
- choppergirl, on 04/15/2008, -9/+40*Munches fattening freedom fries* Criminals. Just total criminals. We need to elect more hardliners to build more prisons to get these hippies off the street so I don't have to listen to them go on about freedom this or civil liberities that. Oh whatever.
- tj111, on 04/15/2008, -3/+33Like Pot.
- HelloNavi, on 04/15/2008, -2/+32The oppression doesn't COST anything, friend.
- ByteGuerilla, on 04/15/2008, -2/+31If you can't get an officer's badge number, he is by extension secret police. The thought of secret police in a 'free' country is despicable.
- rabidg00se, on 04/15/2008, -3/+32The thing is, you CAN'T be told to leave without a good reason. It was way outside the officer's authority to arrest her, or even to attempt to order them to leave.
- inactive, on 04/15/2008, -6/+35The police had no right to tell them to leave a public area. So they had every right to disobey
- seraphisset, on 04/15/2008, -10/+38Not so much funny as it is sad to see our country go to ***** like this.
- Chromatik, on 04/15/2008, -2/+30Agreed.
Its important to remember that as well as other gems such as:
"Consume, Obey, shut the ***** up" & "Work is happiness"
/sarcasm
They have made you weak. You make Jefferson sad. - tomtom10, on 04/15/2008, -3/+30whatever their motives were, the supression is hardly made up. we even have it on tape. their motives are irrelevant. the fact still is that they did nothing wrong. guards and policeofficers on power trips need to be put down. better these guys do it now than me later.
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