Originally
posted by
Detmer:
So dancing in silence is disruptive how? There is no evidence that these people were going to in any way interfere with anybody's ability to view the memorial so there is not even that cop out excuse. Even if they were disrupting other people's abilities to enjoy the monument, one of the beautiful things about this country is that being an asshole is not illegal. This just an abuse of civil liberties. I think Vic's second post sums things up pretty well.
Actually they were warned. before he motions a cop to arrest them he tells them to stop, I'm guessing they also heard the warning he gave out to the group as a whole, but conveniantly missed hearing it to seem innocent.
This (even though I have sworn to never agree with Detmer lol).
Who cares if they are wearing provocative shirts? People wear shirts that say "fluff" on them when they come to buy cars, and they are not arrested for creating a bad environment at the dealership - even if their credit is such (as is usually the case) that they can't actually buy.
As far as "this is someone's only chance to see the Jefferson memorial," I live one county away from Monticello, that is the REAL Jefferson memorial. Most people who live here aren't even aware of a Jefferson memorial in DC. That particular memorial is NOT a destination for tourists. The Lincoln and Washington monuments, sure, but not this one.
Junky, the two people slow dancing and kissing were clearly NOT warned before being forcibly arrested. As much as I hate code pink and think they should all be slapped on principle, I don't think we need to start applying standards to them that don't apply to the rest of us.
All in all, this was an awful day for America.