Cops Gone Wild !!!

And so would the cop's job have been merely to provide this information to the group and then be on his way, or might his obligation include the elimination of the potential hazard until such time as the necessary hardware was on hand and in place to properly tether the sign? Was the sign destroyed, or was it merely removed after the cop initially, and repeatedly, requested its removal?

It seems some people's freedom is threatened the moment they can't get into someone else's face "just because." True, police should not overstep their authority. However, civilians should not disregard that authority simply as a matter of course.

 

A cop should not have touched the sign, unless he was prepared to arrest the sign holders. If no arrest, all he should have done was issue a citation for public endangerment. Obviously, the guy was no cop.

 

...And allow the "public endangerment" to continue?! What a relief that would be to the motorists passing under the sign.

"Yeah, Sarge, a motorist was injured before the sign was properly tethered. But on the plus side, I did issue a citation. High five!"

Did it occur to you that if a motorist were injured between the time that the citation was issued and the time that the sign was properly tethered, that the police department would then be that much more liable, having demonstrated cognizance of the imminent public endangerment (your words) before the mishap ,without having done anything tangible in the interim to reduce the risk to motorists?

 

oh hell... let's just taser the kids. zap them to kingdom come.

 

You're just a rebellious teenager, aren't you? Admit it. The truth will set you free.

Have you seen the movie "Rebel Without A Clue?"

 

There's no doubt that theres many more people who believe that a pigs job is to beat down the public into submission, then there are those that believe that a cops job is to see to public safety. A cop could have easily remedied the situation, had he been interested in a peaceful solution.

As was mentioned earlier in this thread, the conditions at the time of the incident, there was no call for panicky knee jerk reactions.

 

“Freeway bannering is totally legal,” said junior Jamie Brown, a pre-law student. “We had four people [so] there was more than 500 pounds holding that sign.”

The demonstrators researched laws regarding the use of banners and made sure the sign was held securely to its frame, which was constructed of PVC piping.

“We did not attach it [to the overpass] in any way; we were within the bounds of the law,” said senior Jonathan Yousling, a pre-law student and one of the demonstrators.

LOL @ PVC piping.... oh will the horrors ever cease?!!! :eek:

 

Really? When exactly does "public endangerment" actually kick in as...public endangerment? Is it an hour or so after it is first recognized? A day, perhaps? Or does public endangerment exist irrespective of when it is first identified, and should, therefore, be dealt with immediately upon recognition? I guess it depends on where you're standing at the time, eh?

Did the officer not repeatedy request the removal of the sign? I did not catch all of the audio, so please advise.

 

And we are to draw comfort from that? That it was not attached?

 

Rat:
>which was constructed of PVC piping.

So, the sign is falling from the overpass onto the traffic below. You are driving along at 70mph with your wifey and kids safely in their restraint seats.

The sign and the pvc pipes are on a collision coarse with your windshield. You :

A: Say: don't worry honey, it's just politically active young people who let their sign blow away -- it's just pvc and chain link, it won't hurt a thing.

B: React as fast as you can slamming on the brakes and/or swerving in an attempt to keep from being hit.

Don't be a moron Rat. We both know what your reaction would be -- what we don't know is how severe the result of that action would be ...other cars swerve to miss you etc.

JB