[mrustow]

"The right of underage thieves to peaceably assemble at all hours of the night shall not be abridged."

Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you! I'd forgotten all about that codicil to the BoR.

[MineralMan]

"The right of underage thieves to peaceably assemble at all hours of the night shall not be abridged."
Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you! I'd forgotten all about that codicil to the BoR."

Thieves? I didn't see that in the article. Were they stealing stuff while hanging out? Or were they just hanging out and you assume their thieves?

When it becomes illegal to gather on the street corner for some black kids, it will become equally illegal for you.

[an amused spectator]

"The right of underage thieves to peaceably assemble at all hours of the night shall not be abridged."

All we have to do is look at the spirit, NOT the letter, of the Constitution to resolve this issue.

Why were the Founding Fathers all hot and bothered about "the right of the people peaceably to assemble"? Because the government was into gigging people for being part of an ANTI-GOVERNMENT crowd, not for being part of a loitering crowd. The settlement discussed above clearly shows that the letter of the Constitution was used. This is wrong, but don't expect our legal masters to ever admit such.