Posted on 07/10/2015 4:51:13 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
A Florida man was arrested after playing a guitar rendition of the national anthem on July 4, according to News 4 Jax.
Lane Pittman, 22, told the TV station that he was playing electric guitar in front of his friend's house on Neptune Beach home when a police officer told him to move out of the street.
Pittman says an officer gave him permission to continue playing on the sidewalk, but the Neptune Beach Police Department denies that.
Decked out in American flag apparel, Pittman wailed out a version of The Star-Spangled that drew a crowd of about 200 people. A YouTube video shows crowd cheering and applauding as he ends his performance, but then officers come and tell Pittman they need to talk.
(Excerpt) Read more at orlandosentinel.com ...
Hahahahaha!
According to News4Jax, the Mayor raised “crowd control” issues. Apparently more than a few observers got PISSEd!
If I were in his shoes I would have checked into permission with the authorities and statutes first, or if I had not done that, obey them politely and then research the statues for next year, or next day. There is a higher tension these days between scofflaws and authorities. Being a flippant jackass doesn’t help. If you’re going to crank up music in public - no matter what the tune - you might want to be ready for some consequences. I don’t think this guy is going to be saddled with a felony, let alone slapped with a hefty fine. He may even at some point be asked to play for the local police Christmas party.
I could see it if he was playing the Hildebeeste’s screeching rendition.
“After” doesn’t mean “because”.
Click bait is everywhere.
Actually...our national anthem is a VERY easy song to play on a guitar. If it’s an electric you can have some real fun with it.
Few people are even aware of the Neptunian presence in Florida.
Did you watch the video? He stopped. And then they arrested him.
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