Posted on 09/10/2010 4:43:30 AM PDT by shove_it
Pop Star Accused Of 'Inappropriate Behavior'
BALTIMORE -- It seems teen sensation Justin Bieber had a bit of a run-in with Maryland state troopers before his sold-out concert Sunday at the Maryland State Fair.
A state police spokesperson said Bieber, while "horsing around with members of his staff," threw water balloons at two troopers, the 11 News I-Team's Jayne Miller reported.
One of the balloons hit a trooper's gun belt and burst, and the other brushed a trooper on the chest but didn't burst, Miller reported.
It happened outside a trailer Bieber was using before the concert. The troopers were there for crowd control.
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I only call law enforcement after the fact... Even then it is only to justify the event to the insurance company...
Just proves the old adage:
Never bring a gun to a water balloon fight.
Thus, a person who raises his hand and strikes a person, can commit both an assault and battery (provided that the person who was struck was placed in apprehension of the contact.)
Throwing a water balloon can be both an assault (if the victim was placed in apprehension of being struck) and battery (if the contact actually occurred.)
Many people on the internet don't like to apply rules like this. They would rather change the rules depending on the victim/offender status.
It was a clean shoot. The officer felt threatened, sorry girls.
. . . Ok ,,, Justin B-Brain wanted to get to know two of Marylands State Troopers ,,, Is he happy yet ???
Probably... after all, he had no ill intent. Good thing that he was not shot on the spot - Maryland troopers and all...
The pop star had just come off a Mexican tour that included Tiajunna.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Pretty freaking sad that this make ‘news’, given the state of the country and world today.
Dang I misspell a couple of werds on a post and I am labeled for life.
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