John Kerry claimed freedom of speech when he participated in efforts to undermine our military during the Vietnam War. Bill and Hillary Clinton exercised freedom of speech when when they proclaimed that they detested the U.S. Armed Forces. Barack Obama used freedom of speech when he, at one time in his career, refused to wear a flag pin on his lapel or place his hand over his heart when the flag was saluted.
When I saw the maker of this video hauled off by law enforcement officers, I wondered, “Whatever happened to free speech?”
I don't think Americans should let this pass.
It is disturbing. Not because they trumped up other "fraud" charges to rely on, and not even because so many "law and order" types are placated by such nonsense. But because even if the guy had some other kind of fraud or lawlessness, law enforcement CANNOT contribute to even the APPEARANCE that he is being arrested for making the movie.
They ought to back off and say, "well, whatever else he did, we support his right to irritate people with free speech."