For The Birds

Kazzy

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  1. Burt Likko says:

    You know, just because you have the right to do something doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a good idea.Report

    • Will Truman in reply to Burt Likko says:

      I had a friend in high school who yelled “oink, oink” at a cop out his window. Cop followed him home and then wrote him a citation for every single infraction he committed (“driving within two feet of a curb”…).Report

      • aaron david in reply to Will Truman says:

        You know, I once sat on a jury for what turned out to be this very issue. Officially, it was for trying to derail a train, but, you know…

        We found the defendant innocent, but an idiot.

        (I ran into the judge a few weeks after the case, and he gave me the run down.)Report

    • Glyph in reply to Burt Likko says:

      “As your attorney, and also a sane person, I strongly advise you not to ‘flip the bird’ at random law enforcement officers.”Report

      • Low-Fast-Talking Disclaimer Announcer in reply to Glyph says:

        Glyph is not a lawyer nor qualified to dispense legal advice, though he does own a legal pad. Not valid in Micronesia.Report

  2. Brandon Berg says:

    This is ridiculous. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals would have us believe that fingers are people?Report

  3. Kazzy says:

    I should say that I certainly don’t advise people to start randomly flipping off police officers. Not only is it stupid and can still bring unneeded trouble (like the folks in this case, your ass still might get arrested and only exonerated after long court battles), but it is needlessly disrespectful and not every cop is deserving of such blatant antipathy, no matter how much it might seem like they are.

    Still, I think this is a win for free speech and a much needed pushback against what seems to be an increasing trend towards concentration and abuse of power on behalf of many police officers.Report

  4. Will H. says:

    I think it actually depends on what the officer is doing at the time of occurrence.
    I’ve seen other decisions that deal with both sides of it.Report