Dance like nobody is about to throw you in cuffs

The Park Police apparently feel having a flash mob dance at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial is an arrestable offence, even though

The woman who was arrested was stone-sober, wasn’t aggressive or threatening, and the dancers weren’t trespassing—the Memorial is open to the public 24 hours.

I agree with this closing sentence:

In this post 9/11 world, whimsy, frivolity, and any straying from the routine will not be tolerated. Also, never question a cop’s authority.

Posted in Law
Tags: Chilling Effect, Civil Liberties, Freedom of Speech, Irony