Years ago I sat on the steps of Independence Hall around 3am, rolled one up, and smoked it. Try that post-9/11 and see what happens.

Wait, there's a US Park police?

I'll wait for some decent video. There's no way to know wtf the girl did.

/probly the police's fault still

Yeah....I'm sure that the whole story.

They quietly danced with headphones on?

They were probably arrested for looking stupid.

Dear J.D. Talley,

Stay off my lawn.

Love,
Thomas Jefferson

If any headline deserved the Ironic tag, this is it.

It is not so much what she did that probably got her in trouble, it was what she probably said.

Cop tells you to move on, shut up and move on. Find out later what his/her problem was.

Vinz_Clortho
Yeah....I'm sure that the whole story..

My thoughts, too.

The Park cops were just enforcing an RIAA order against using their music products for a performance.

We can dance if we wanna. We can leave your friends behind. Because your friends don't dance and if they don'y dance then they are no friends of mine

Spitzer wannabe: It is not so much what she did that probably got her in trouble, it was what she probably said.

Cop tells you to move on, shut up and move on. Find out later what his/her problem was.

Bullshiat. Not if your offense is dancing and there is nothing else going on. At that point you have a duty to ask questions, and probably even a duty to get arrested.

That said, I think irockalot makes a lot of sense.

Spitzer wannabe: Cop tells you to move on, shut up and move on. Find out later what his/her problem was.

Heaven forbid citizens might actually want to exercise their right to peaceable assemble... on public property no less.

/"Free Speech Zone" my arse.

seminole87: I used to take people to the Vietnam War Memorial at night, as it is really eerie in the dark, never had problems.

This is a silly thing for the police to do.

A wall is eerie? Do you maybe mean the Korean War Memorial?

Spitzer wannabe: It is not so much what she did that probably got her in trouble, it was what she probably said.

Cop tells you to move on, shut up and move on. Find out later what his/her problem was.

I agree. Apparently six or so were dancing, but one got carted off.

"Yes sir" and "no sir" get you a lot further than "Fark you pig".

/personal experience

Spitzer wannabe: It is not so much what she did that probably got her in trouble, it was what she probably said.

Cop tells you to move on, shut up and move on. Find out later what his/her problem was.

Probably gave the cop a lesson in the finer points of constitutional law.

FTFA: "It's 4:49AM and I'm at home uploading video and blogging as one of my friends is in jail"

"5:15AM Update: The Jefferson 1 has been released"

Detained for a couple hours for looking like you were a cheap knock-off of an apple commercial.

Jefferson was a douche anyways who would never have us leavee out farms, Adams FTW.

Spitzer wannabe: It is not so much what she did that probably got her in trouble, it was what she probably said.

Cop tells you to move on, shut up and move on. Find out later what his/her problem was.

And it's that attitude that allows shiat like this to go on.

FTFA:
The wrong people and ideas govern us and we need to change the direction we're heading in. Not by electing different politicians but by electing to take charge of our own lives and removing a government that controls us to the point where we can't dance to celebrate...

Hmmm, sounds very much like he's advocating open rebellion / revolution to me. He'd better be careful about making statements like that, least he find himself in one of those cages at Guantanamo.

Where does it say anything about a face plant in the concrete?

Spitzer wannabe: It is not so much what she did that probably got her in trouble, it was what she probably said.

Cop tells you to move on, shut up and move on. Find out later what his/her problem was.

Enjoy living on your knees.

I bet "the Jefferson 1" was drunk.

Spitzer wannabe: It is not so much what she did that probably got her in trouble, it was what she probably said.

Cop tells you to move on, shut up and move on. Find out later what his/her problem was.


Absolutely.

It was after 11pm. Parks are closed after 11, in my experience.

Any parks police I've dealt with are firm, but polite about the closing time.

FTFB: "Unfortunately I wasn't near the "Jefferson 1" so I can't tell you what she did or didn't do but she was hauled away, handcuffed, in a police van and charged with disorderly conduct."

So basically, you have no idea if she deserved to be arrested, you're just assuming she didn't. lol. I'm waiting on the rest of the story, but it seems a bit fishy at this point.

The right of the people peaceably to assemble has been suspended by piglets.

Spitzer wannabe: It is not so much what she did that probably got her in trouble, it was what she probably said.

Cop tells you to move on, shut up and move on. Find out later what his/her problem was.


I know that's the way to avoid getting in trouble, but this kind of attitude really irks me. Just because a police officer tells you to do something, if they have no legal authority to do so then you should not have to do it. The unfortunate problem is that it doesn't really matter, even if you weren't doing anything wrong and the police had no authority to harass or detain you, they can quickly come up with something.

Spitzer wannabe: It is not so much what she did that probably got her in trouble, it was what she probably said.
Cop tells you to move on, shut up and move on. Find out later what his/her problem was.




I said pick up that can.

Spitzer wannabe: It is not so much what she did that probably got her in trouble, it was what she probably said.

Cop tells you to move on, shut up and move on. Find out later what his/her problem was.

You are already cowed, thank you and the others like you who have allowed our country to be taken from us. Now why did I bother to defend our country if you can be hauled off for just being in a public place?

No dancing on the steps.

George Jefferson would be outraged. WEEZY!

I can't wait for the Followup to read about all the parts he left out.

Interrupted Infinitum: Wait, there's a US Park police?

Yeah, I've been busted by them. Their jurisdiction is all national parks, which is much of the DC mall and memorials.

On that note, drunken monument tours in DC are...AWESOME!

Shouldn't there be a "wake up sheeple"! in there somewhere?

I bet little Bloggy McWhinybiatch is hot for this girl.

RoyBatty:
Bullshiat. Not if your offense is dancing and there is nothing else going on. At that point you have a duty to ask questions, and probably even a duty to get arrested.


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Now that I think about it, we're missing a key connection.

Yesterday evening there was a Washington, DC fark party.

That night/early the next morning this happens.

Then it gets green lighted and linked to some crappy blog.

Coincidence? I think not.

homerjaythompson: Spitzer wannabe: It is not so much what she did that probably got her in trouble, it was what she probably said.

Cop tells you to move on, shut up and move on. Find out later what his/her problem was.


I know that's the way to avoid getting in trouble, but this kind of attitude really irks me. Just because a police officer tells you to do something, if they have no legal authority to do so then you should not have to do it. The unfortunate problem is that it doesn't really matter, even if you weren't doing anything wrong and the police had no authority to harass or detain you, they can quickly come up with something.

Huh? They do have the legal authority. Failure to obey a lawful order or something like that. It happens all the time

Ms.Maus

It was after 11pm. Parks are closed after 11, in my experience.

From the nps.gov Web site:

The public may visit the park 24 hours a day. However Rangers are on duty to answer questions from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm daily.

Link (new window)

MBarry:
Coincidence? I think not.

Well, the first shared link in the blog is a fark link. hmmmm.

Ms.Maus: It was after 11pm. Parks are closed after 11, in my experience.

Any parks police I've dealt with are firm, but polite about the closing time.

FTFB: "Unfortunately I wasn't near the "Jefferson 1" so I can't tell you what she did or didn't do but she was hauled away, handcuffed, in a police van and charged with disorderly conduct."

So basically, you have no idea if she deserved to be arrested, you're just assuming she didn't. lol. I'm waiting on the rest of the story, but it seems a bit fishy at this point.

Exactly, I've seen the park police in action many times and as their job is pretty much 90% cutomer service they are usually very cool. More than likely this person was told the monument was closed and asked to move along. Then she decided to get stupid.

MBarry:

Coincidence? I think not.

Coincidence? I hope not.

NannyStatePark: RoyBatty:
Bullshiat. Not if your offense is dancing and there is nothing else going on. At that point you have a duty to ask questions, and probably even a duty to get arrested.


I like your ideas and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

Your login is very appropriate to this thread.

valkore:
The public may visit the park 24 hours a day. However Rangers are on duty to answer questions from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm daily.

Thanks! :) That clears up part of it. Now there's just the question of what the girl said that got her arrested.

Did anyone else hear Arlo Guthrie softly playing "Alice's Restaurant" in the background as they read the headline? Anyone? Anyone? Beuhler?

This might make a great remake of that classic.

Thats the thing LittleSmitty...its failure to obey a LAWFUL order. Its not failure to obey a police order.

Waiting for an actual vid...

Site was launched on April Fools Day 2008 and now we have this posted not two weeks later.

Hmmm...

Faceplant? Or is it Facepalm? Hmm...

Ms.Maus: MBarry:
Coincidence? I think not.

Well, the first shared link in the blog is a fark link. hmmmm.

See.... circles in squares with reptilian forces conspiring to take our civil liberties on behalf of the Republican-Whig Freemasons and JFK!


We're through the looking glass people.

valkore:

Rangers are on duty to answer questions from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm daily.

After 11:30 pm, however, it's all about the ass kicking.

DoBeDoBeDo

Exactly, I've seen the park police in action many times and as their job is pretty much 90% cutomer service they are usually very cool. More than likely this person was told the monument was closed and asked to move along. Then she decided to get stupid.

Memorial, not monument. Also, it's open 24 hours a day.

Another link, lest you missed the one for Ms.Maus:

Link (new window)

Add some show music from "Arrested Development" to your mental picture of that evening and then you will understand why those kids got a beat down.

dun-a dun-a dunn-ana nu na
dun-a dun-a dunn-ana nu na
dun dun dunt dun dun dun duh, beat down.