True, I am.
and no matter what, the police/gov’t were wrong - probably always are in your mind.
Not true. But definitely in this case.
If you play your music (on your own property I might add) so loud that it creates a confrontation between you and your neighbors, YOU are disturbing the peace and can be arrested. If the police arrive (TWICE) and tell you to turn the music down or you will be arrested, and you do not - one should expect to be ARRESTED - hey even if you are on you own property! How is this different than from the scene that Mr. Gates was creating?
The biggest and most obvious difference is that Gates's outburst was caused by the police presence in the first place. There was no reasonable expectation that he would continue yelling at thin air once they left. And I am unaware of any neighbor complaints about Gates yelling.
“The biggest and most obvious difference is that Gates’s outburst was caused by the police presence in the first place.”
Which they had a RIGHT to be there due to a reported crime. More importantly they were REQUIRED to be there - it is a condition of their employment!
So, when the police arrive on your property to investigate a crime you want them to simply walk away when you scream and yell at them! No questions asked from the police - from the police point of view: does this seem like “normal” behavior from someone whom you are trying to assist?!? I, having been in that type situation, can tell you that you have a tendency to hang around to ensure there is no other ongoing problem.
The police, in trying to do their job, did in deed find a man who was exhibiting “disorderly conduct” and he was arrested for that conduct.