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"Or do people here feel that I should be arrested for talking to a friend out in public?"

How often do you "catch up with a friend" (or 30 of your "friends") at 3am outside of a Hip Hop club? I mean, that's your right, but you're taking this to the extreme to make your point.

And I'm all for the right of Free Assembly and all that. But some things are what they are in Real Life, not just in the abstract. And Madistan is BLIND to the real issue here; Gangs are moving in, just as they do in all parts of our country that are blue and offer great amenities and plenty-o-social services, have a lax attitude toward crime and don't allow guns for the citizenry. In other words, where people are sitting ducks.

The Madistan City Coundil is making it into a "race thang" because...well, I don't know why. Maybe they're hoping Jesse or Al will show up to bless (pimp) our city or something? Who knows what lurks in the hearts and minds of Moonbat Progressive Dane lemmings?

This is ALL they have to say about Public Safety. Progressive Dane OWNS the City Council. In other words, it's every man for himself lest someone be offended:

Public Safety and Protection

1. Provide diversion programs and preventative, collaborative approaches that address the root causes of crime and juvenile delinquency with respect for civil rights and individual liberties as the primary approaches to dealing with non-violent crime.

2. Provide a secure treatment facility for alcohol and other drug abusers as the primary incarceration tool used to prevent repeat offenses and reduce jail crowding.

http://www.prodane.org/about_us/county_platform/#safety

Makes you just want to hug someone and sing Kumbaya, don't it? ;)

How often do you "catch up with a friend" (or 30 of your "friends") at 3am outside of a Hip Hop club? I mean, that's your right, but you're taking this to the extreme to make your point.

A couple of weeks ago, I saw a friend in San Francisco outside of a restaurant at closing time - around 11 or so. We talked out on the sidewalk for about half an hour. Would I not be subject to arrest under this law?

And I'm all for the right of Free Assembly and all that. But some things are what they are in Real Life, not just in the abstract. And Madistan is BLIND to the real issue here; Gangs are moving in, just as they do in all parts of our country that are blue and offer great amenities and plenty-o-social services, have a lax attitude toward crime and don't allow guns for the citizenry. In other words, where people are sitting ducks.

Yes. So go after real crimes. Arrest gang members if they are selling drugs or injuring others. Not for standing around in public.

The Madistan City Coundil is making it into a "race thang" because...well, I don't know why.

Well, they claim a disproportianate number of black people have been arrested under this law. The trouble with a law like this is that it basically lets a cop arrest anyone he feels like for just standing around. There is much potential for abuse - police are subject to the same prejudices as anyone else. And while you say, "Real life, not just in the abstract" - I say, the real constitutional right of Free Assembly, not just in the abstract. Can I assume that you would feel different about a law like this if some cop who didn't like you for whatever reason arrested you for talking to a friend outside of a bar?