Actually, inspite of his being wrong, I find the SSO seemed well mannered, polite, and reserved in expressing his disdain for the Obama picture. Oh boy, I hope those are plastic darts I see headed my way already.
Hear me out. I think we all know, or have witnessed other democratic officers of like mind, while performing in the line of duty, why, they would have yanked the poster from protester’s hands when he refused their command to put it down. Then they would have tasered and cuffed the guy for refusing to comply with the commands of an officer. Since after being tasered and ordered to remain still, unable to comply, they would have tasered him again, adding resisting arrest to the charges as well.
After an “exhaustive” investigation, the cop’s spokesperson would go public with the statement “it was found the officers were acting justifiably and within depart(mental) policy guidelines.”
End of story.
Hey, I’m just keepin on the sunny side. :)
You're right, he was very well-mannered and polite as he was delivering his naked threats of assault, kidnapping and extortion in the form of arrest, imprisonment, and fines over the exercise of First Amendment rights.
If only all criminals were as polite and well-mannered, crime victims wouldn't be so traumatized at the end of their ordeals.
The policeman was insistent about removing the Obama sign. He then realized he was being video taped so he gave up.
Without the video tape rolling I think the outcome would have been the opposite