And many posters here seem to think that's a-ok.
What do you think he was doing travelling from AZ to NYC to "protest" a convention? Protest a convention? Why would someone even want to protest a convention?
Back when this forum had real conservatives, not mindless cheerleaders for the GOP, folks drove hundreds of miles to protest Klinton.
Do they deserve to be falsely imprisoned also?
These kids went there to be disruptive. Plain and simple. He went to sow chaos and got some in return.
I would argue that the conventions themselves are far more disruptive than a few protestors.
Please note Mr Amerika - he was not beaten and was cleared.
Good. The state should pay his legal fees for a false arrest.
Let's not talk about the "many folks here who think it is OK" - unless you can name a name who stated specifically that they thought it was OK.
You keep throwing darts at people who aren't even on this thread - "Back when this forum had real conservatives ..." Get real.
"I would argue that the conventions themselves are far more disruptive than a few protesters" - did you really write that? Do you want to talk with the folks in Seattle? Maybe you can start an organization to stop these disruptive conventions?
Bad stuff happens when you hang out with the wrong folks - he got to learn this lesson, cheaper than many.
Just for the record - I do not think it is Ok for the cops to just arrest anyone. But some responsibility for getting himself in that situation rests with our poor innocent protester here. He was young and didn't think he would get caught. This is a total non-story.
I've seen worse happen to better.
Diva's Husband