[TalonDJ]

Yep, Mr. SS is ready for a repeat tour in the slammer

nothing he did would have warranted it. He did not actually impede the cops in any way. They did what they did and mostly ignored him. If they had warned him and he ignored it or if he had actually impeded them I would agree with you. He was pushing the line right to the limit which is arguably not bright, but he WAS within his rights. Had he been too noisy for the cops to carry on their little 'talk' or if he had gotten between the flanking cop and the 'suspect' then that would have been too far (waving the hand in front was really pushing his luck but not grounds for going to the slammer). Those that overstep their authority HAVE To be called on it or the go farther the next time.

[epow]

Those that overstep their authority HAVE To be called on it or the go farther the next time.

Agreed.

I realize that cops have a tough job at a usually sub-par wage, and that most of the people who they do serious business with are lowlife scumbuckets who are often released by bleeding heart judges and juries after endangering the lives of the cops who brought them in. But even so, it's not too much to ask of people who are given that much authority over their fellow citizens that they at least know what the laws are and how far they can go without overstepping their authority.