Dancing Now Illegal

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On May28, 2011 Television host Adam Kokesh and several other activists participating in a flash-mob were arrested at the publicly-funded Thomas Jefferson Memorial. Their crime? Silently dancing, in celebration of the first amendment's champion; a clear violation of their right to free-expression. In an excessive use of force, video was captured of Adam being body slammed and placed in a choke for his non-crime.

Personally I'm glad the kid got f*cked up. The police officers were just trying to do their job and some high and mighty kid who thinks their opinion matters wants to get all uppity with the law? Sometimes I think we have too much freedom, but that's another subject for another time.

[Powder]

Eh, I see where you're coming from, but I still think that the whole thing was unnecessary.

[Jester]

Don't you have to have a permit to "demonstrate" on a public memorial anyway?
Here's the "news story" on the local Fox station, also posted by Adam Kokesh:
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[Ninjinister]

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[That Matt Guy]

All I saw in that video were a bunch of douche bags resisting arrest and interfering with Police operations.

[Storm Wolf]

Some Laws are stupid, yes. This may or may not be the case here. There is obviously a reason that any sort of demonstrating is banned in or around national memorials.

Thing is stupid or not, it was the law and these people knew that before hand and went out there with the intent of breaking said law, and that is just as moronic.

All of this was unnecessary when you think about it. I see cops trying to do their job. None of the police jumped in fists flying and only after the demonstrators resisted were they roughed up. They brought it on themselves really and now they want to blat about it.

I'm not saying it's not ok to express yourself or to try and overturn a dumb law, but you really should go about it the proper way. When people see you being a d*** like this it reminds them why a law was made in the first place.

[Redeemer]

The only problem I have with what I saw in the the video is the cop choke slamming that guy to the ground and then grabbing his throat,the guy "appeared" to be giving up, but he could have just been resisting and trying to act as if he didn't do anything wrong. I dont know its really hard to say. I jst cant believe how stupid they are to deliberately brake the law. Even if it is stupid

[Guitar_Raph]

Disrespectful to dance in front of a statue of Thomas Jefferson? Ridiculous!! I'm sure back in the 18th & 19th centuries, Mr. Jefferson probably danced the minuet & police didn't haul him off to jail & make his vice president our 4th President.

If it was a statue of George Jefferson, they be doing the funky chicken!

What's next, arrest those who sing @ the Statue of Liberty?

Also, that cop watches too much wrestling & Jerry Springer.

[BubblyShell22]

But if it's the law that you can't dance in front of a memorial, they were in the wrong. You don't resist arrest when the police are doing their job.

[Storm Wolf]

Disrespectful to dance in front of a statue of Thomas Jefferson? Ridiculous!! I'm sure back in the 18th & 19th centuries, Mr. Jefferson probably danced the minuet & police didn't haul him off to jail & make his vice president our 4th President.

If it was a statue of George Jefferson, they be doing the funky chicken!

What's next, arrest those who sing @ the Statue of Liberty?

Also, that cop watches too much wrestling & Jerry Springer.

They weren't just dancing, they were gathering to protest using dance. I'm guessing it really has nothing to do with who the monument was but more along the fact that it is a high traffic area and one thing could lead to another.

Would they allow you to flash dance in a museum? No. Why not? There are rules that need to be adhered to.

They also have the freedom to go dance in a public park...where it isn't illegal.

[plastroncafe]

You know what I'm not hearing a whole lot of in this video?
Miranda rights. Also, what they're being arrested for.

If it's causing a disturbance, then then officers should be saying that.

[Jester]

Miranda is for interrogation (http://www.cracked.com/article_18385_7-********-police-myths-everyone-believes-thanks-to-movies_p2.html).

[Spitfire]

"I'm 20 something and I can do and say whatever I want because this is America! Yeah down with the man!"

What a bunch of hippie d-bags. I wouldn't be surprised if they were from Berkley like all the other wanna be activist douches.

[Jester]

"I'm 20 something and I can do and say whatever I want because this is America! Yeah down with the man!"

What a bunch of hippie d-bags. I wouldn't be surprised if they were from Berkley like all the other wanna be activist douches.
For more proof to that end, watch some of his other videos, though I'd be more apt to say ultra-Libertarian as opposed to Hippie.

[Spitfire]

So he has a whole show called Adam Vs the Man. That's all I need to know.

[Jester]

Another reason to hate youtube?

[Spitfire]

As if anymore were needed. The funny thing is all his supporters. I posted my thoughts and they all started jumping on me. Their poor use of English and constant need to toss around insults instead of hard evidence supporting their side of the argument just further proves my point. They're all just a bunch of wanna be anarchist douches. I'd like to see them whine about America to someone from China. You want to talk about controlling governments. Instead of body slamming this guy they'd have shot him.

[Jester]

I'd really like to read that....as I am a gluten for punishment. Once you have to resort to name calling, you've lost the argument.
EDIT: Man, who let the attack dogs out?

[ThirdMarioBro]

I'm pretty sure sex will be illegal within ten years. Who the hell knows anymore.

[Jester]

I'm pretty sure sex will be illegal within ten years. Who the hell knows anymore.
I'm pretty sure that if they tried that in a public forum, like a national monument, then it would be. It's not like they were dancing at home...they were doing it in a national monument, as a type of protest.

[Voltron]

This is bullsh*t. Seriously, they were dancing. Big friggin' deal.

We shouldn't need a damn permit to say things. Limits of free speech and expression don't inhibit this kind of thing.

It's a protest. People are allowed to do it. Get over it you censorious jerk-wads.

[AquaParade]

Despite the fact that they were doing something to tempt the law, that they should not have been doing, there is no getting around how unnecessary this is.

[Spitfire]

It's a protest. People are allowed to do it. Get over it you censorious jerk-wads.

When they have the proper permits. This guy has some Youtube show and this is all he does. He was also protesting nothing. He just wanted to mess with police officers. If he had a point it would seem a lot less stupid then it does.

[plastroncafe]

Nothing says "Free Speech" and "Right to Assemble" like needing a permit.

[愛]

I'm still glad the kid got f*cked up.

[The Stryker]

Know what's really lame?

Flash mobs.

"DIS IS AMERICA. DIS IS AMERICA WHEN YOU DANCE." Oh please. Shut up.

[Jester]

Getting a permit for a protest actually protects the protestors. It gives the proper authorities the time they need to be on hand to keep the peace if things go down.

[Voltron]

When they have the proper permits. This guy has some Youtube show and this is all he does. He was also protesting nothing. He just wanted to mess with police officers. If he had a point it would seem a lot less stupid then it does.

It was harmless. As long as it remains such, I couldn't give less of a damn what he was doing.


Jester does make a good point. Still, groups who protest don't need to tell anyone what the hell they're planning. Sure, it's a double edged sword, but you have to take the good with the bad. That's freedom.

"Those willing to sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither." Go live in North Korea if you don't like people demanding basic civil liberties, goobers.

[Archon_Turtle]

This reminds me of my days at my private Christian high school. We had a dinner instead of a prom, where dancing was FORBODEN! "because dancing leads to sex".

[Ninjinister]

Know what's really lame?

Flash mobs.


I pretty much said the exact same thing elsewhere a little while ago.

[Iroh]

That was some funny stuff! My favorite was the guy with the "Disobey" shirt. "You can dance if you want to, you can leave your worries behind!" That is one stupid law! We need more flash dancing everywhere!:lol: