Comments on: Scattershot 2009-07-27 https://windypundit.com/2009/07/scattershot_2009-07-27/ Classical liberalism, criminal laws, the war on drugs, economics, free speech, technology, photography, sex work, cats, and whatever else comes to mind. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:29:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 By: fdry https://windypundit.com/2009/07/scattershot_2009-07-27/#comment-1771 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:29:05 +0000 https://windypundit.com/?p=1646#comment-1771 There are so many levels to consider with the recent Gates incident. What role did racism really play on both sides, versus perceptual aggrevation, and what role does frustration play in the law when you can be arrested for raising your voice and acting up, versus cooperation.

]]> By: Mark Draughn https://windypundit.com/2009/07/scattershot_2009-07-27/#comment-1770 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:00:18 +0000 https://windypundit.com/?p=1646#comment-1770 It sounded to me like your basic Misdemeanor Contempt of Cop.

Sentence: A ride in a police car.

]]> By: Dr X https://windypundit.com/2009/07/scattershot_2009-07-27/#comment-1769 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:26:58 +0000 https://windypundit.com/?p=1646#comment-1769 Cops twist themselves into pretzels evading a basic legal reality. The law does not protect anyone from insult or hurt feelings. Gates’s alleged crime appears to have been narcissistic injury to a police officer.

http://www.theagitator.com/2009/07/27/the-first-amendment-and-insulting-cops/

]]> By: Dr X https://windypundit.com/2009/07/scattershot_2009-07-27/#comment-1768 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:16:55 +0000 https://windypundit.com/?p=1646#comment-1768 “Someone was looking for an incident to pay out.”

I’m sorry, but while I don’t think the president should make declarations about police being stupid in local cases that where facts are in dispute, I’m willing to say that SSC’s observation is pig stupid.

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