I’m not “joining any case.” I’m not arguing in front of a judge.
I’m asking, on a conservative forum, why everyone is okay with cops arresting someone because he didn’t have ID on him. The Supreme Court has said that’s not against the law.
The Supreme Court has also said you can’t be arrested for “backtalk” or even foul language directed at cops. And that neither offense qualifies as “disorderly conduct.”
His arrest was clearly unlawful.
Yet everyone here is rejoicing as if this is some sort of conservative triumph. It’s the opposite — it’s another defeat mile marker on the road to fascism. Those with guns and badge are making the rules now, and they’re making them up as they go along.
And crowing happily about Baldwin’s arrest displays a distressing lack of intelligence on the part of conservatives.
You're arguing against a strawman. Maybe this will help:
New York Criminal Procedure Law sec. 140.10(1)(a) states in pertinent part “a police officer may arrest a person for: (a) Any offense when he has reasonable cause to believe that such person has committed such offense in his presence.” Speeding is an offense. Speeding is a traffic infraction, which is an offense. Despite the fact that traffic infractions are non-criminal offenses, technically CPL 140.10(1)(a) allows an officer to arrest you for speeding if committed in his presence. LinkThe Supreme Court has also said you can’t be arrested for “backtalk” or even foul language directed at cops.
See my post #31 on this thread. You still have to be careful when you cuss and how you do it.
And crowing happily about Baldwin’s arrest displays a distressing lack of intelligence on the part of conservatives.
You're the one making a display.