You can now be arrested for almost anything in America

[emilybh]

Originally Posted by Darkatt

1. I am not going to disagree, not totally anyways. There has to be some kind of happy medium. To say she should be able to do as she pleased with the property Leads to 6 foot weeds and rusted cars in front yards. I do believe the officer took things excessively, however the ENTIRE incident would have been prevented, had she given her name. Something that you are required to do when an Officer of the law requests when in the official performance of his duties.

2. Again, no argument, I was simply pointing out that had it not been for the actions of the child, we wouldn't be reading about it. In my day, I wouldn't have been arrested, I would have been bent over the chair and the board of education applied liberally to my backside a number of times. They can't do that anymore, so since there is no punishment that the kids fear, they arrest em.

3. Again, no argument. I already stated I don't agree with the TSA policy and laws concerning the TSA, and we have to work to change them, but standing in line is not the time or the place to press the issue. If you tell someone who has the authority to have you arrested what you are going to do and what they can and cannot do, you are going to come out on the losing end.

Regarding # 3 I don't think they legally have the authority. They aren't the police. I think they are just taking the liberty to harass us.

[ovcatto]

Originally Posted by shroombeanie

America is SUPPOSED to be a powerhouse role-model.

Or at least the mythology says that it is so... of course it never was but hey.

As for the OP, if you think laws are bad now, perhaps a trip down memory lane might make you think that we are close to being an anarchy rather than a police state.

Usta